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Written with the support of squadron association members, the author has collected individual stories to capture the flavour of past eras and events, such as the early days of the air force during the first world war, the bomber attacks of and the berlin airlift ofin good condition, there is one medium tear to the top of the dust jacketthe book has been signed by the author with an inscriptionoxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice signed copy of this work charting the history of nothe author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more99 squadron of the royal air force, from 197 to
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Featuring the production talents of joe gibbs, bunny lee, lloyd charmers, glen brown, leslie kong, and others, not to mention some of the island's top session players, coming through the door will work perfectly for listeners interested in checking out the early days of jamaica's toasting royaltyfeaturing innovators like king stitt and u-roy, keep on coming through the door should help dispel the reputation of reggae's dj music -- especially the early sides -- as being inferior to the music's more high-profile vocal, instrumental, and dub releaseswith a incredible array of microphone personalities to choose between -- from the witty i-roy and intense dillinger to the idiosyncratic prince jazzbo -- this trojan collection bristles with energy and inventiveness from start to finishsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lancaster this is an excellent roundup of early dj sides from the late '60s and early '70sa nice companion volume to the label's other early dj roundup, with a flick of my musical wrist
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Finally 'one sky above us' tells the story of the last days of the west, of the larger-than-life characters who could still be found there, and of how buffalo bill cody set about creating the mythic image of frontier life which has survived to this day'death runs riot' tells the story of the civil war, the californian gold rush, the birth of new cities such as san francisco, the battle against mexican attempts to reclaim texas, and the start of the military campaigns against the american indianusing photographs, diaries and journals from over 74 different archives, this documentary series tells the story of these first steps in the western adventure'fight no more forever' tells the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the war against the indiansin 'empire upon the trails', since time immemorial the west had been the home of the indian, but with the advent of the modern era and the spread of european colonialism, that was all set to changesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop oxford the entire series by ken burns which charts the conquest of the american frontier fromfirst came the spanish conquistadors, then the solitary explorers, the mountain men, the trappers, and others paving the way for the future settlement of these unknown lands
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The pictures on the stamps show jesus as a man in the form of a mosaic picture, captain hook in a pantomime, a flying angel over snowy rooftops, the christmas carol the twelve days of christmas, a child's picture of a family of snowmen, mary and joseph in the stable, mary and joseph walking to bethlehem, an angel playing a lyre, a trunk of a tree in winter with lights around it, father christmas walking on a snowy roof, a snowman, a robin, father christmas flying on a christmas cracker, mary and baby jesus, a reindeer, children posting christmas cards, a post box in the snow, the christmas carol the holly and the ivy, a child and his mother taking home a christmas tree, an angel blowing a trumpet, shepherds seeing jesus, children playing on a rocking horse, a stained glass window of the nativity scene, a children's picture of father christmas, mistletoe, the three wise men, shepherds, common ivy, a decorated christmas tree, a child reading a story to their toys, and wallace and gromit singing christmas carols, and a stamp of queen elizabeth 2ndmany of the used stamps have the backing of the original envelope still attached a little on the backoverall the stamps in this collection are in a good conditionall the stamps in this collection were issued in great britaina couple of the stamps are a little faded and a little tornthe newest stamps in this collection were issued insome of the stamps have been unused and having the backing of the stamp book on themthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and ssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 43 stampsmany of the used stamps show the printed postmark on them
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The tales of the silmarillion are set in an age when morgoth, the first dark lord, dwelt in middle-earth, and the high elves made war upon him for the recovery of the silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of valinorthis first edition by tolkien and published by george allen & unwin is in good condition but with a slight catch on the top right of the dust jacket complete with the map after page 365 please see the picturesit is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as elrond and galadriel took partoxfam bookshop ipswich the silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkien's worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book was donated to oxfam durham books and music by a local donor
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In the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forces" see oxfam website for delivery information read morein doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationbanias' story starts in canaanite timeswith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable cityunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodwilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twain
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From the early days of norman cook and the housemartins, right up to the released of the new album in the autumn of of ; from paul heaton's outspoken left-wing politics with attitude to his twin obsessions of sheffield united and italian football; from the acrimonious split from go! discs to a profile of the city of hull, its pubs, and its influence on the several members of the and who were born and bred there, "the liar's bar" is a definitive book about the beautiful souththey have also run up 17 hit singlesthis book is the authorized story of the beautiful south5 million copiestheir greatest hits album compilation was, for a while, the fastest selling release in the uk, and their album "blue is the colour" sold 1oxfam bookshop brigg since they formed in , the beautiful south have become on of the biggest selling acts in the uksee oxfam website for delivery information read moremike pattenden, of "the times", "vox" and "arena", has been granted access behind the scenes to the band themselves and their associates, both past and present, in order to tell the story of the last decade
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It 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 sense"the genius of photography" examines the evolution of photography in its wider context: social, political, economic, technological and artisticit brings a critical perspective and a strong aesthetic sense to the subject, but above all it is primarily a narrative historythis book examines all the different genres of photography from landscape and portraiture to news and reportageat the heart of the book is a quest to understand what makes a truly great photographthere is a very small tear (about 5 mm) at the bottom of the spinethe hard cover has a little bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but the corners are goodthis is a major book for anyone who wants to know more about one of the most important art forms of the 21st centurythe dust jacket has creasing to the top edge and bumping to all four corners and also the top and bottom of the spinethe 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 soundthis 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 moreall the pages are clean and unmarkedaccompanying 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 photographyoxfam bookshop new milton used, fair condition, hard cover with dust jacket
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Praise for paul hoffman:'this book gripped me from the first chapter and then dropped me days later, dazed and grinning to myself' conn iggulden'tremendous momentum' daily telegraph'a cult classic' daily express see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe left hand of god is a must read"the sanctuary of the redeemers is a vast and desolate place - a place without joy or hopehe is perhaps fourteen or fifteen years old - he is not sure and neither is anyone elsehis only hope of survival is to escape across the arid scablands to memphis, a city the opposite of the sanctuary in every way: breathtakingly beautiful, infinitely godless, and deeply corruptimagine if phillip pullman's his dark materials met umberto eco's name of the rosenot because of the secret he now knows but because of a much more terrifying secret he does notbut the redeemers want cale back at any priceoxfam shop colne road the left hand of god by paul hoffman is the gripping first instalment in a remarkable trilogyhe has long-forgotten his real name, but now they call him thomas calefans of epic heroic fiction will love this serieshe is strange and secretive, witty and charming, violent and profoundly bloody-mindedhe is so used to the cruelty that he seems immune, but soon he will open the wrong door at the wrong time and witness an act so terrible that he will have to leave this place, or diethe sanctuary of the redeemers on shotover scarp is named after a damned lie for there is no redemption that goes on there and less sanctuarymost of its occupants were taken there as boys and for years have endured the brutal regime of the lord redeemers whose cruelty and violence have one singular purpose - to serve in the name of the one true faithit is the first instalment in a gripping trilogy by paul hoffmanin one of the sanctuary's vast and twisting maze of corridors stands a boy
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The last mughalis a portrait of the dazzling delhi zafar personified, the story of the last days of the great mughal capital and its final destruction in the catastrophe ofit is the first account to present the indian perspective on the siege, and has at its heart the stories of the forgotten individuals tragically caught up in one of the bloodiest upheavals in historyas the british commissioner in charge insisted, no vestige should remain to distinguish where the last of the great moghuls reststhe last mughalis an extraordinary revisionist work with clear contemporary echoeson a hazy november afternoon in rangoon, , a shrouded corpse was escorted by a small group of british soldiers to an anonymous grave in a prison enclosurethen in zafars flourishing capital became the centre of an uprising that reduced his beloved delhi to a battered, empty ruinwhen zafar gave his blessing to a rebellion among the companys own indian troops, it transformed an army mutiny into the largest uprising the british empire ever had to facethe siege of delhi was the rajs stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreatdeprived of real political power by the east india company, zafar nevertheless succeeded in creating a court of great brilliance, and presided over one of the great cultural renaissances of indian historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road at 4 pbahadur shah zafar ii, the last mughal emperor, was a mystic, a talented poet, and a skilled calligrapherbut while zafars mughal ancestors had controlled most of india, the aged zafar was king in name onlywilliam dalrymples powerful retelling of this fateful course of events is shaped from groundbreaking material: previously untranslated urdu and persian manuscripts that include indian eyewitness accounts, and the records of the delhi courts, police, and administration during the siege
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In the early days of christianity their views offended and opposed those of the orthodox church, and later in feudal europe, both the state and the established church considered them heretics and sworn enemiesthe extraordinary story that unfolds in the hiram key revisited reveals that the building of the modern world was no haphazard processyet they could not be silenced - or defeated - and members of this priesthood have continued to this day to work in subtle and sometimes subversive ways to achieve their aims, often occupying very elevated positions within western society, and always maintaining complete anonymity to those outside their fellowshipthere was a grand plan - and it has succeededsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe new world order is already hereoxfam books & music aberdeen is freemasonry nothing more than a benign and charitable men's social club as the order insists or does it have a deeper and perhaps darker purpose? could these men be part of the "illuminati" - a group of intellectuals with extremely grand plans for the development of civilization? and if so, what is the grand plan that these men were so determined to bring about, and why should there be such opposition to it? christopher knight and alan butler reveal that present-day freemasons are the spiritual descendents of an ancient priesthood that was forced to act in secrecy
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Banished from england, he lived out his days in secrecy - before disappearing on an expedition to manchuria in the winter ofoxfam bookshop hertford through a life cloaked in mystery, edwardian polymath hannibal gunable to take fogg's triumphs any longer, the british establishment sought to have him discreditedknowing almost nothing of his forebear, he takes possession of the single object left in the bequest - a large rusty iron keythe key to a door in marrakeshalmost eight decades passedby the celebrated author of the caliph's house, a time top ten book of the yearthen, one morning william fogg receives a letter from a legal firm in london, claiming he's the sole inheritor to his great-great-grandfather's estateand there begins the treasure trail of mystery, danger and uproar, as william pieces together the clues left for him by hannibal foggfirst in a series of ground-breaking adventure novels from master storyteller, tahir shah, hannibal fogg and the supreme secret of man is unlike anything published in recent timesby completing the life work of hannibal, william fogg strives to lift the veil on the supreme secret of mansee oxfam website for delivery information read morehailing from a landed family, fogg was a confidant to world leaders, a soldier, swordsman, prolific author, inventor, collector, and quite probably the most extraordinary man ever to have livedten years in the making, it's as worldly and wise as the indefatigable hannibal fogghis life work was publically destroyed in what was to become known as the 'great foggian purge'but, while such genius won him accolades and fame, it also fanned the flames of envyzigzagging through five continents, the quest reveals how alexander the great was never beaten in battlefogg pushed the boundaries of exploration, science and code-breaking - producing feats of unrivalled cerebral dexterity
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Sony playstation 4 days of play limite edition console brand new sealed come with 2 controllers
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Brand new in box - limited edition ps4 days of play 500gb console + 2 controllers
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Complete great days of man puzzle box have suffered some wear and tear especially corners
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Mad beauty 12 days of bath and body beauty treat behind every window read more
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Randall (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working daysthe king and queen of malibu the true story of the battle for paradise by david kinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Leonardo collection twelve days of christmas themebelonged to my late mum and clearing out her christmas decorations buyer will need to collect or contact me to discuss postage optionstwelve quality christmas tree baubles in original box
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From the dark days of world war ii to the fall of the berlin wall, sinatra s voice has always been there as the soundtrack to our livessuch was his pre-eminence as icon and actor, that sinatra s status as a pop star is often overlookedthat omission is rectified here, with the release of the capitol singles collection - 80 tracks bookending a decade of sinatra hits, covering the periodfew would argue with frank sinatra s pole position in popular musicenjoy this magnificent compilation including
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X-men wolverine,, x-men first class,, x-men days of future pastprice is for all threethree bluray films
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With the savoy havana band, he made an immediate impact in the earliest days of broadcasting and was known as the pianist with the lightning fingersbook as good as newwhilst he wrote much in the genre of novelty piano, overlapping with jazz he also wrote more contemplative pieces belonging to the english pastoral tradition: he was never just the the composer of marigoldoriginal dust jacket and cdborn in london, he became known in childhood as the wonder boy pianist playing for silent films and was captivated by american popular musicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam music shop reading billy mayerl as pianist - composer-celebrity-educator, was one of the most brilliant figures in british music from the 's to the '50s
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This 10th book of her adventures begins with a flashback to the last days of the network, when modesty was about to retire, and describes the organization s final, astonishing operation before it disbandedbut there is one final, astounding mission before she can leaveyears later, she faces the consequences of this final mission when she is drawn into conflict with a mysterious group called 'the watchmen'modesty and willie find themselves prisoners on see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham modesty blaise is about to retire from her criminal empire, the networkis the plan to destroy the western world being orchestrated by the watchmen?there have been few other female action heroines like modesty blaisea tough orphan who became the leader of the network, a crime syndicate specializing in art theft and industrial espionagethis operation is echoed several years later when modesty, with her peerless lieutenant willie garvin, finds herself drawn into conflict with the mysterious group known as the watchmen, who have plans to kill modesty in london and then destroy san francisco s golden gate bridge
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A concise reference of the pioneering days of manned spaceflight: people, places, artifactsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableschiffer publicing ltd - usapr products - usa - third edition - first editionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website5 x 21 cm - 176 ppquite some illustrations in colourthe ultimate aerospace reference guidetwo items: 1- relics of the space race5 cm - 342 pp - illustrations in black and whiteminimal signs of usewith price guidea complete collector's guideminor signs of use2- collecting the space raceby russell stillin very good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeby stuart schneider
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Sony playstation 4 days of play limited edition 1tb video game consoleconsole like new without scratches comes with console: original controller charging, headphones with microphone, console case, vertical standcondition is used
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Paul weller: modern classics: days of speed,heavy soul, 150, live wood heliocentric illuminations a’s is now paul weller condition is very gooddispatched with royal mail 1st class large letter
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days of wonder ticket to ride london board game - dowdispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is new
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days of wonder dow ticket to ride europe board game bnib sealed
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S 3 medieval spawn toy comic spawn fan edition 1-3 (complete series) spawn: the impaler 1-3 (complete series) the books are written by todd mcfarlane and others we have graded the books nm/mt (see pictures) those are from the early days of image () everybody has his own way of looking at gradings, so please look at the pictures to get a good feel for the items listed click the fbi-comics beneath seller on the left side for combined shipping with other lots we do combine shipping and will refund the additional shipping when we have shipped the order read moreare 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 websitethis auction is for 28 issues of spawn from several series the books in this lot are: spawn curse of the spawn spawn: dark ages 2 spawn / wildcour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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These days zombies are the rock and roll of horror monstersan admirable and enlightening collectionif it's dead, moving and hungry, you'll find it here! praise for mammoth book of war comics'whether read cover-to-cover or dipped into at random, it is exactly what anthologies should be: rich, varied and endlessly rewardingpresenting a mix of voodoo victims, creepy somnambulists, and flesh eating, rock n roll deadheads, the mammoth book of zombie comics brings you the best the graveyard can givefrom film sources and literary sources to some very strange sources, here over 20 of the best zombie comics ever producedoxfam shop colne road you can't keep a good (or bad) corpse down, and they rise up in spectacular form in this new collection' the list see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe mindless, shambling zombies of yesteryear are rapidly being replaced by sprinters and runners with an insatiable appetite for human fleshthey include the first vince locke deadworld comic, scott hampton's awesome adaptation of re howard's pigeons from hell, plus stories from steve niles, darko macan, and many, many more
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