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The inside of the dust jacket has foxingthe upper edge of the front of the dust jacket has wear and tearthe upper and lower edges of the spine of the dust jacket have heavy bumpingthe upper and lower edge of the rear of the dust jacket has wear and tearthe upper and lower outer corners of the front of the dust jacket have heavy bumpingthe lower outer edge of the front of the dust jacket has heavy wear and tearthe upper and lower outer corners of the rear of the dust jacket have heavy bumpingthe book has black boards and gilt lettering to the spinethe lower outer corner of the lower board has heavy bumping and the upper outer corner has bumpingthe front endpages have foxing and the rear endpages have foxing and stainsmy hobby and my job, one could saythe lower outer corner on the upper board has heavy bumping and the upper outer corner has bumpingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop mutley plain title: your guide to the tibetan terrier author: mrsemmy manuel most of what is written in this book is because of a life long interest in dogs, first in collies, then in shetland sheepdogs and tibetan terriers, which has run parallel with an interesting literary careerthe upper and lower edge of the spine have heavy bumping
9 €
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The dust jacket has been protected by a clear protective removable sleeveinformation taken from the dust jacket written in : "the practical display instructor has been the standard text book on display since its first publication inhowever, the dust jackets folds are chipped at the top and bottom edgespublished: th and revised edition binding: hardcover book condition: fair dust jacket condition: fair this is an ex-library book and has the usual library/used-book markings insideincludes bibliography and index see oxfam website for delivery information read more this book has hardback covers and is in fair conditionotherwise the glossy pages are intact, unmarked and unannotatedmurrills publishers: blandford press limited, london" size: 8vo royal (9 3/4" x 6 1/4")substantially re-written and newly illustrated by photos and diagrams - this book is 'with' the latest techniques and materials in the fast changing display worldink staining at top of spine, shelf wear on top and bottom edgesinternally the book has an ex-library label and stamps and the front fep has been removed b/w illus, 192ppoxfam shop shirley title: the practical display instructor author: hsuitable as a study copynow 34 years and thirteen printings later (of which seven have been revised editions) this book still stands at the fore-front of its fieldit is sunned on the front, spine and back and has a dewey label attached to bottom of spine
6 €
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The dust jacket is not price-clippedcondition; excellent copy of this first uk edition with a very good dust jacketback cover has minimal stains, otherwise the book has "fine" condition, dust jacket "near fine" due to minimal wear on the endsrare in this beautiful condition! ¶ in "the french lieutenant's woman", the english writer john fowles () makes a groundbreaking work of historical fiction set in the victorian era; considered an example of historiographical metafiction, the novel uses real historical events to shape the literary narrative surrounding fowle's fictional charactersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimade into a film in starring meryl streep and jeremy ironscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis was a huge success; the screenplay was done by harold pinter (who was subsequently nominated as a nobel laureate)the film received five academy award nominations, including best actress, for meryl streep; she also received the golden globe award for best actressour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe film established fowles' international reputationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
39 €
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Format: hardback with dust jacketthe dust jacket has an approxthe dust jacket top rear edge is splitting along approxby dean bell & richard becht5 mm tear at the top front hand left cornerpower league - a guide to rugby league in the 90s
9 €
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dust jacket used goodoxfam bookshop newark hardback with dust jacketthe dust jacket (see photos) is worn at the folds and edges see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe brown boards with a green strip down the spine - in a used very good conditionthe spine is fadedthe essay include some material published in simone weil's lifetime but are mainly from her notebooks and essays published posthumouslythere is a small oup sticker on the inside flap £2
199 €
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Rubbing and wear to the corners of the dust jacket (slight losses, without gravity) and edges; a little wear on the spine of the dust jacket too (without gravity); interior: canvas in good condition, inside correctred canvas binding (publisher’s), black title label on the spine, folded dust jacket illustrated with a drawing by salvator daliare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiboutell, garden city, new-yorkcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available(occult science, demonology) doubleday, sterling north and ccollective: speak of the devil, an anthology of demonologyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
27 €
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Oxfam books & music beeston the peregrine by j a baker hardback with dust jacket dust jacket has tears top and bottom of back flap fold and scuff marks to front and backcover is in excellent condition with slight bumping to corners and very slight fading to edges, hardly noticeablehardback is green cloth covered board with gold lettering on spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages have foxing to top edges otherwise are tightly bound, clean and unmarked
30 €
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It is handsomely bound in gold cloth and green patterned boards with bright yellow dust jacketthe book in clean and excellent condition; the dust jacket shows slight tear on the front with touches of creases to top endhardcover edition with jacket design & art by mary grandpré and david saylorthe first printing, with the complete row of numbers from 10 to 1 on the copyright page23", "first edition, july "book dimensions: 24x 15stated, "printed in the unice and clean pages with no remainder mark, no turned down corners, and has no former owner names5 x 5cm & number of pages: 759 paypal is accepted item will be posted as tracked read morethis copy is first american editionpublished by arthur alevine books, new york, urowling's seven-part sagaa collectable and handsome editionthe first american edition and printing of the original copy of harry potter and the deathly hallows harry potter and the deathly hallows is the magnificent final book in j
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Oxfam bookshop new milton used, good condition, hard cover with dust jacket the dust jacket is rather creased along the top edge and is discoloured in placesinternally the pages are a little tanned but there are no markingshe was still developing his own distinctive style when his career was tragically cut short - in he was killed leading his troop of tanks into action in normandy, aged 39yet he remained an enigmatic figure, apparently successful and never deeply happyin this beautifully written and carefully researched book laurence whistler recalls his elder brother with love but with detachment, intimately and often with humoursee oxfam website for delivery information read morelaurence whistler is in a matchless position to record his life, having shared so many experiences with himthe book contains 32 pages of black and white and colour imagesrex whistler was one of the most gifted figures of the inter-war yearshe was an artist in whose work the romantic and the humorous met in a unique waybut, even though he has always had an enthusiastic public, in his lifetime he was almost disregarded by the critics as one who had no part in 'modern' artas a man rex had charm and was outstandingly generous - liked by everyone and loved by manythe hard cover has a little bumping to all four corners and to the top and bottom of the spine
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publishedthere is a small worn patch near the top of the spine of the dust jacket and slight bumping to the top of the spine and the corners of the front coverwe experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the worldsome will be new to many readers: the new zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the royal navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of british and german pilots; the swiss baron who claimed to have destroyed six british fighters in a day; the vainglorious commander whose raf squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt nazi invasion plans; and the german bomber pilot who fought the first battle involving foreign troops on british soil since culloden - before repairing to a pub for a pint with soldiers who had taken him prisonerotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pagesed gorman and simon pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over britain is played out across the skies of europe, from the west of ireland to the german capitalsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated with contemporary photographs of the pilots and their aircraft, this is an enthralling and original account from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and, above all, humanity
8 €
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Oxfam bookshop new milton used, fair condition, hard cover with dust jacketthe dust jacket has creasing to the top edge and bumping to all four corners and also the top and bottom of the spineat the heart of the book is a quest to understand what makes a truly great photographthis book examines all the different genres of photography from landscape and portraiture to news and reportageit brings a critical perspective and a strong aesthetic sense to the subject, but above all it is primarily a narrative historythere is a very small tear (about 5 mm) at the bottom of the spineit begins with the earliest days of the photograph in the s and ends with an examination of the state of photography today and the effect that the 'digital revolution' will have, changing not only how we look at a photograph but what it is in a physical sensethis is a large book measuring 305 x 240 x 26 mm and weighing 1 7 kg, however, this is still within the limit to not affect the postage costsee oxfam website for delivery information read more"the genius of photography" examines the evolution of photography in its wider context: social, political, economic, technological and artisticthe hard cover has a little bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but the corners are goodaccompanying the first major television history of this ever more influential artform, this landmark book explores the key events and the key images that have marked the development of photographythis is a major book for anyone who wants to know more about one of the most important art forms of the 21st centurythe inner edge of the back board is damaged down the length where it joins to the spine, however, the binding of the pages is still soundall the pages are clean and unmarked
8 €
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The globe image on the front of the dust jacket and the star on its spine have left ghost images on the cloth of the front board and spine of the bookunclipped dust jacket has some discolouration near the top edges and around the margins of the back; there is a tear at the top right corner of the front and a minor amount of chipping at the top of the spinegreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spineoxfam bookshop lymington first editionno inscriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe continents are dealt with in turn and a wide range of explorers are included from a variety of nationsslight fading at the very tops of the boards and spine where exposed to the lightthe author, a librarian at the royal geographical society, compiled this comprehensive picture of the history of exploration which is a testimony to the courage and resilience of those willing to face the hazards of journeys into the unknown
9 €
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The colours of the dust jacket are somewhat faded particularly on the spine and there is some foxingthe dust jacket is chipped and worn along the edges and there is a small tear on the bottom edge see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis edition was reprinted inalso in the volume are eight appendices dealing with such diverse and relevant topics as the effect of vitamin starvation on the medieval mind and the part played by carbon dioxide in producing auto-intoxication and the visionary statethe pages are clean and unmarked the book is in good condition with no inscriptionsoxfam bookshop new milton this volume contains aldous huxley's two essays on the effects and implications of drug taking
89 €
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Oxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacketthe book is in very good condition with just some light shelfwear and a little bumping to the top corners of the dust jacketit brings together the latest work on a subject which is central to an understanding not just of the french revolution but of much french political controversy over the past two centuriesthe binding is sound, the corners of the hard cover are good and the pages are all clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough the framework of this book is a narrative, the main themes of the counter-revolution are also covered in order to set the events in their wider context of europe, much of which at some time was occupied by the french
6 €
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dust jacket in very good condition with very slight signs of shelf wear  (taken from inside the front of the dust jacket) see oxfam website for delivery information read morenearly twenty-five hundred years ago the greek thinker heraclitus supposedly uttered the cryptic words "phusis kruptesthai philei"green/black boards with gold titlesoxfam books & music winchester 399pp  clean and tightly bound with no inscriptions or annotations but with very occasional side-linings in text  taking the allegorical figure of the veiled goddess isis as a guide and drawing on the work of both the ancients and later thinkers such as goethe, rilke, wittgenstein and heidegger, hadot traces successive interpretations of heraclitus' wordsfine overall, with dj (unclipped "$")  the aphorism, usually translated as "nature loves to hide", has haunted western culture ever since and is the subject of this engaging study by pierre hadot
87 €
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Oxfam bookshop newark hardback with dust jacketthe dust jacket is a little worn around the edgespacked with nerve-jangling suspense and moody atmosphere, the devil's edge is a thriller to rival the very best of peter robinson and peter jamesusually they don't leave a cluebut the enemy isn't who they think it isbefore long, another corpse is discovered, dead of frightsigned on the title pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresticker to the front - signed copythe newspapers call them the savages: a band of home invaders as merciless as they are stealthybeneath the sinister shadow of the mountain ridge called the devil's edge, a twisted game is in play - a game more ruthless than the detectives can imagineas the toll rises, it's up to dc ben cooper and ds diane fry to track down the killersthe first victim is found sprawled on her kitchen floor, blood soaking the terracotta tilesthis time, they've left a body
19 €
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The dust jacket shows sunning of the spine with an open tear of 30mm at its top and slightly chipped at the bottompublished date: binding: hardcover book condition: very good dust jacket condition: good this edition is an abridgment of a three-volume autobiography by sir alfred munnings klight browning to dj front and back with 4mm diameter ink spot on dj frontinternally the book is in a very good condition, lightly tanned by ageing but free from any other evident defects or markingsthe cover's spine is bumped and the cover's top and bottom edges show evidence of shelf wearo (past president of the royal academy), into a single volume specially abridged for ru, with an introduction by w  pictorial covers, illustrated endpapers, 16 b/w illustrations as a block within the text, and many other illustrations spaced out within the body of the bookluscombe publisher: readers union the museum press, londonoxfam shop shirley title: an artist's life, the second burst, the finish author: sir alfred munnings, abridged by wsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresize 214mm tall x 143mm wide, 261 ppseveral small chippings and tears along the top edges and corner folds of djpictorial covers are free from other marks
9 €
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The dust jacket is torn but otherwise the book is in excellent conditionthe dust jacket is torn but otherwise the book is in excellent conditiona comprehensive book on interior design - lots of pictures and practical information on all aspects of decorating, soft furnishings, flooring etcthe decorating book by mary gilliatt edition
3 €
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The studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classichis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingsat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorjones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museums
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24 €
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In the original linen publisher’s binding with dust jacketthe dust jacket has a few stains, otherwise in very good conditionafter a journey from through of km from canton to beijing, joan nieuhof was the most prominent european writer concerning the chinese empireare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesource: wikipediahis reports and those by the jesuits were in those days the only source of information about chinawith 42 illustrations and maps, 22 fold-outour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewonderful facsimile publicationwith an introduction by anthony reidreprint of the second volume of the editionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website*joan nieuhof or johan (uelsen, 22 july – madagascar, 8 october ) was a dutch world traveller and reported on his voyages to brazil, china and the indies
43 €
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Oxfam bookshop newark hardback with dust jacketas can be seen from the photographs: slight scuffing to the centre of the dust jacket and an inscription signed by the author on the front end paper see oxfam website for delivery information read morea novel that reveals the spiritual side of the author
29 €
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Oxfam bookshop newark hardback with dust jacketas can be seen from the photo the dust jacket is slightly grubby see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe edges of the boards are a little rubbeda comprehensive text-book dealing with the theoretical and practical aspects of the transmission of intelligence over lines
14 €
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(see picture) album 2 and 3 have the usual light scrape marks on the dust jacketthe first three volumes of storm - the collection album 1: almost new condition: light scratch on the spine of the dust jacketare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwithout prints read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
57 €
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It is a hardback copy, with dust jacket there is a little damage to the tail of the spine and edges of the dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame this book contains facsimiles of 7 editions of "the magnet"the pages are in very good condition
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop newark hardback with dust jacketthe boards are age-discoloured along the lower edge and a little way up the spine (see photo) the dust jacket is also worn along the edges and age-discoloured see oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished on the occasion of the arts council of great britain's retrospective exhibition of raymond moore's photographs at the hayward gallery londona little explanatory text
69 €
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The dust jacket is the most significantly damaged part of the volumeoxfam shop magdelen street illustrated dust jacket (severely damaged) over pictorial boardscorners have been rubbed and bumped as is consistent with the age of the bookfront and back panes are separated and there are pieces missing from the actual spine (see pictures)pages are somewhat yellowed with age and page 61 has a fairly large piece torn out (see pictures)see oxfam website for delivery information read moretext by c s evans with silhouette illustrations by arthur rackhamotherwise, pages are still firm in their binding after 100 years
150 €
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Unclipped dust jacket has slightly discoloured spinethe book is 'fine' and the dust jacket is 'very good'a collection of wodehouse complete stories and novel-extracts all centred on the delightful world of the english clergy as depicted by p g wodehousesee oxfam website for delivery information read moretan cloth hard covers in 'as new' conditionoxfam bookshop lymington uncommon book, very good condition
12 €
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road book is in good condition, the edges around the dust jacket are slightly worn and there is a small tear at the top of the dust jacketthe book is signed by the author (as pictured)Â see oxfam website for delivery information read more
(England)
19 €
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Format: hardback with dust jacketthe top and bottom outside edges of the dust jacket curl up and do not sit perfectly flatthe beatles hardback book
5 €
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The dust jacket has a few small tearsin excellent condition with the original dust jacket and pictorial boardsfollow his adventures through this beautifully illustrated picture book as he looks for a friendinternally clean and brightoxfam shop morpeth puff the little traction engine loves to help out but everyone else just laughs at himsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
15 €