The early years of the 20th century
List the early years of the 20th century
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Delderfield's novel set in the early years of the 20th centurypaul craddock is now squire of shallowford although lord gilroy, his neighbour, isn't impressed with his management stylepaul is married with a son but unfortunately his wife has left him to return to london and her beloved suffragette movementoxfam bookshop swanage as new all thirteen episodes from this seventies television adaptation of rpaul craddock (nigel havers) becomes the squire of the neglected devonshire estate of shallowford after being invalided out of the armythose away at war also cause concern and everyone is relieved when paul returns home on leave but the news that the squire is missing in action only causes despairsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart 1 contains the first five episodes: 'valley for sale', 'the party', 'an outbreak of romance', 'a birth and a death' and 'the storm'whilst part 3 contains the final four episodes 'the profiteers', 'the bad season', 'the service' and 'the old and the new'part 2 contains the four episodes 'the hollow victory', 'the last hot summer', 'call to arms' and 'death of a hero'paul craddock begins to worry, as the shadow of war is cast over the valley, about the opportunism that has sprung up and when it is suggested he cut down his trees for the war effort he is adamanently against ithowever, on arrival at his new estate, craddock finds the locals need convincing that he is up to the job and sets about this with the help of his estate manager, john rudd
14 €
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And richard steiff under his aunt margarete steiff's company in germany in the early years of the 20th century, and named after president theodore roosevelt, the teddy bear became a popular children's toy, celebrated in story, song, and filma teddy bear is a stuffed toy in the form of a bearteddy bear by jade soft toys[this has now been sold read moredeveloped apparently simultaneously by toymakers morris michtom in the ua delightful, large, soft, fluffy and cuddly
15 €
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Commissioned by jean de berry in the early years of the 15th century, this masterpiece was executed by the three limbourg brothers, the greatest miniaturists of the timeoxfam bookshop sevenoaks 'the tres riches heures' is the most luxurious and most famous examples of manuscript illumination in late medieval europeoriginally published by georges braziller in , this is the wellfleet press editionin very good used condition, pages bright and clean, bound in red cloth with gold lettering with very minor shelf wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreclipped, mildly rubbed dust jacket which is faded to spine and has a small tear and scuffing to edgeswith preface by millard meiss and introduction and commentaries on the plates by jean longnon and raymond cazellesthis volume contains reproductions of each of the miniatures in full colour and to scale (139 plates)
20 €
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Oxfam bookshop swanage gina mckee, ioan grufford, damian lewis and rupert graves star in this tv adaptation of john galsworthy's classic story of london society in the early years of the twentieth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresoames forsyte (lewis) is a partner in the family law firm and a resolute believer in the stability of the old moral orderhowever, his relationship with his wife irene (mckee) is troubled from the outset, and when she begins having an affair, it starts to tear the family apart
7 €
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A “scanned” book of letters by these distinguished female artists from the early years of the nineteenth centuryno marks and good bindingno illustrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretext is in three columnsoxfam books & music totnes this is volume 3, being memorials of charlotte, countess canning and louisa, marchioness of waterfordsoft cover with no dj
14 €
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A beautiful wall mirror from the first half of the 20th century with victorian style mahogany frameare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions 97x78x6the mirror is not contemporary to the frame (it has been replaced in a later restoration, when a back panel with hooks has been added and repurposed into a wall mirrorour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe mirror frame was originally part of a chest of drawersin excellent conditionthe lot will be packed with the utmost care for tracked shipping (access point delivery is also available) read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
38 €
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Amazing gravy boat in silver 800, made in italy in the first half of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe ceramic insert is coeval and made in the former czechoslovakiaworldwide tracked shippingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesilver net weight: 1/3 of the total weightplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetotal weight: 130 gramscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
42 €
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Fairies and chimneys is one of her early booksoxfam bookshop ipswich delightful children's poetry from the early part of the 20th century, written by rose fylemanfyleman is best known for her writings about fairy folk for childrensee oxfam website for delivery information read more
5 €
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Superb fully restored early quarter of the 20th century condition superb, sounds fantastic, offering free uk deliveredrobeyphone gramophone made by chas t robeywe accept online payments for all our items listed: bank transfer cash on collection personal cheques or if wishing over the phone using your debit or credit cards, or email giving your email address & contact number and we shall send you your items invoice to make paymentvideo details available read more
1500 €
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In addition to his photography, stieglitz was known for the new york art galleries that he ran in the early part of the 20th century, where he introduced many avant-garde european artists to the uare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikialfred stieglitz was an american photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his fifty-year career in making photography an accepted art form3cm very good condition read more3cm very good condition, slightly damaged top of spineour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeyou're bidding on 4 books by alfred stieglitz80 pages, english 16x16cm very good condition camera work taschen, st edition softcover, 552 pages, english 19he was married to painter georgia o'keeffenew york et l'art moderne | alfred stieglitz et son cercle editions de la reunion des musées nationaux, st edition softcover, 334 pages, french 28x22cm very good condition sue davidson lowe - stieglitz, a memoir | biography (text only) mfa, st edition softcover, 466 pages, english 23x15please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefrançoise heilbrun - alfred stieglitz 5 continent, st edition softcover, approx
46 €
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In the latter half of the 20th century mindreading became the object of sustained scientific and theoretical research, capturing the attention of a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, developmental psychology, behavioral ecology, anthropology, and cognitive psychopathologythis account provides a valuable framework for future work on mindreading and has broad implications for philosophical debates that have surrounded the issue for the last quarter centurythe mechanisms underlying pretence get recruited when people attempt to understand others and predict their behaviourthey maintain that it is, as common sense would suggest, vital to distinguish between reading others' minds and reading one's ownin reading other minds, the imagination plays a central rolein addition, the authors argue, reading other minds involves important processes that don't fit into either categorysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas a result, the authors begin with an explicit and systematic account of pretence and imagination which proposes that pretence representations are contained in a separate mental workspace, the 'possible world box', which is part of the basic architecture of the human mindoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear to cover, otherwise very good condition the everyday capacity to understand the mind, fancifully dubbed 'mindreading', plays an enormous role in our liveswhat has been missing is a detailed and integrated account of the mental components that underlie this remarkable capacityhowever, mindreading also implicates very different kinds of mechanisms that rely on rich bodies of information, as suggested by information-based accounts of mindreadingnone of these mechanisms, though, explain how we read our own minds, which, according to the authors, requires invoking an entirely independent set of mechanismswhat we find, then, is an intricate web of mental components to explain our fascinating and multifarious knack of understanding mindsnichols and stich develop and defend a new account of the psychological mechanisms underlying mindreadingin some cases, we use our own mental mechanisms to simulate the mental processes of another, as suggested by the 'simulation theory' of mindreading
17 €
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Two solid wood caryatids from the first half of the 20th century, in baroque style, finely hand carved and decorated with leaf motifs and curly scrollsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe sculptures are in good condition with some signs of wear and tear due to time, in the upper part the wood is slightly worn but this does not affect their beautyon the sides they have holes to fix them to the wallthey were probably part of a piece of furniture or the legs of a consoleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepictures are part of this description and show the actual condition of the lotdimensions: height 58 cm, maximum thickness 16 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
161 €
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Bear on an oval bronze pedestal and finely cast, made in the first half of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki1 kilograms - signedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: bronze with old patina in the deeper partsphotos are part of the descriptionin good conditionwonderful antique (vienna?)small but real glass eyes in its headdimensions: 7 x 6 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepossibly signed though hard to readplease see the detailed photoshinge on the back of the head has some slack, though still works finea fountain pen can be placed between the legs in the round hole in the oval pedestalit weighs 190 gramsbronze ink pot depicting a bearit will be properly packaged and shipped with registrationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery rare - 12 cm - 1
48 €
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Valuable sculpture from the first half of the 20th century depicting pulcinellaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihandmade wooden mandolinplease note: in case of issues with shipping please contact us before leaving a negative feedback, we will find the best solution for youa piece of impressive craftsmanship with terracotta head and hands, glass eyes and handmade linen clothesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe gaze and the highly professional craftsmanship are truly admirableheight 42 cm plus the beech wood baseshipping by a specialized company with professional packaging and tracking codeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
65 €
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Beautiful art deco style amphora/vase, handmade by european artists from the first half of the 20th century, with all its structure intact and in a very good state of conservation, with some mark of the passage of time, chrome plated in silver or nickel silverare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiregistered shipping, carefully packedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit is an article made in the central metal body and with decorative garlands finishes and beautiful goldsmith workplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe wooden base is not included
52 €
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Coffee pot in french silver and in art nouveau style, from the first half of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis hallmark was introduced to replace the previous ones after ; it depicts minerva with a helmet, inside a rectangular shape with rounded cornersdecorated with a nice scene of geese and some typical ottoman engraved motifsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesilver fineness hallmark: 950, reported in the volume international hallmarks on silver by tardy (please, see the attached copy)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
399 €
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Oxfam bookshop ipswich this work provides a timeless portrait of life in a peaceful english village in the early years of the 19th century see oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Made by a master italian goldsmith in the first half of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin solid silverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeluxury photo frame in silver and silver vermeil, with a frame in an amazing light blue guilloché enamelexpress shipping via dhlin perfect conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith a cut crystal glassdimensions: 10 x 7weight: 130 gramscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
98 €
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Ancient bronze sculpture (patinated), "asinello di maria e giuseppe a betlemme", made in the second half of the 20th centurythe donkey is an animal used for humble and arduous works, but in the bible it is mentioned in significant events, such as the entrance of the messiah into the holy city of jerusalem, and thus takes on particular importanceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe object comes from an ancient neapolitan family who had this particular sculpture custom-made for their personal nativity scenethe bronze sculpture at auction, depicts the donkeyin this case, you must notify us of the damage within 24 hours from the receipt of the parcelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebeautiful bronze sculpture depicting the donkey of mary and joseph in bethlehemdimensions: mm weight: g pro insured shipping we use high-quality packaging materialit spins the millstones (see is ) and the wheels of the wells in egypta sculpture made by neapolitan craftsmen; the object is of the highest qualityshipping via dhl, ups or nexivewe recommend signing the parcel as “goods unchecked”, otherwise the insurance will not cover the damage and we won’t be able to refund the amount paidplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein the bible the donkey is a beast of burden, a symbol of hard work and helpfulness (gen ; dt ; gs ; gdc sam sam ; lk )catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
173 €
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Made in the first half of the 20th century in the manner of antoine-louis barye ()a bronze statue of dogs chasing a rabbitare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 websitebears signature acatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
277 €
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Made in italy in the second half of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitracked and insured shippingamazing collection of 10 figures in silver with polychrome enamelsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 cm net weight: 182 gramsmaximum height: 10 cm maximum width: 5please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe piece "clown on a bike" misses a wheel; the other nine pieces are in perfect conditioncollector’s items, perfect as giftsilver fineness hallmark 800 on all of the piecescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
35 €
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Made in italy in the second half of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicollector’s items, perfect as a giftdimensions: - minimum height approxthe dancer is decorated with enamelstracked and insured shippingall pieces show the hallmark 800 or 925our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storestunning collection of 8 silver figurines depicting various characters, hand-finished and very detailedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website4 cm (dancer) - maximum height: 11 cm (fisherman) total weight: 253 grams all in good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
133 €
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Made in the 1st half of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiuccello and numbereda head of a blindfolded female figure, probably the personification of "lady justice", made of a metal alloy, marked pthe item will be packed in a secure way and shipped within 1-2 working daysour 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 websitedimensions: 34,5 cm (h) x 16 cm (l) the overall condition is very goodcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
69 €
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Made in italy in the second half of the 20th century3 cm each fisherman height: 9 cm each total weight: 154 grams in good conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiamazing collection of 18x miniatures in silver: 9 sailing boats plus 9 fishermensailing boat height: 5tracked and insured shippingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehallmarks: silver fineness 800; unknown silversmith markplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenice collector’s batch and a great gift ideacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
73 €
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They are from the first half of the 20th centuryregistered shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitwo bronze figurines on a marble pedestalfigurines plus pedestal are 12 cm high and without a pedestal they are 8 cmwoman with 2 jugs and a woman with 2 bucketsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe images are not markedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefine casting, beautiful designcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
56 €
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield celebrating the virgin mary as both an object of religious affection and a focus of civic pride, artists of fourteenth-century siena established for their city a vibrant tradition that continued into the early decades of the next centuryfirst edition publishedthe book is in as new condition in a slip case which has a little shelfwearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis richly illustrated book explores late medieval sienese art-how it was created, commissioned, and understood by the citizens of sienacasting new light on such topics as the original site for the reliquary tomb of saint cerbone, patron saint of massa marittima, and the identity of the patrons of the marian frescoes in the rural hermitage of san leonardo al lago, the author deepens our insight into the origins and meanings of sienese art production of the late medieval perioddrawing on extensive unpublished archives, norman reconstructs the circumstances surrounding the commission of marian art in the three most prestigious locations of fourteenth-century siena: the cathedral, the palazzo pubblico, and the hospital of santa maria della scalaexamining political, economic, and cultural relations between siena and the contado, diana norman offers a new understanding of marian art and its political function as an expression of civic ideologyshe analyzes similarly important commissions in the contado towns of massa marittima, montalcino, and montepulcianosuch celebratory portraits of the virgin were also common in siena's extensive subject territories, the contado
20 €
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Beautiful and complete collection of stamps from the early years of the united nations in new yorkare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifrom up to and includingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeincluding the blocks 1-2-3 and 4a total of 197 stamps on fdcs and airmail lettersneatly kept in an fdc folder, high catalogue valueplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease view all of the images, everything is depicted; what you see is what you'll get! registered and insured shipping
88 €
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Oxfam bookshop ludlow published in by bellavista, hoy - the dark enchanted isle, tells of life through the eyes of an islander  born in the closing years of the 19th century hardback, blue cloth boards with gilt letteringsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas new condition throughout  a delightful narrative full of local voices, folklore, traditions, myths and natural history
49 €
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The size of many of the pieces (10 inch x 14 inch) suggest they may originate from the early 20th century but i cannot confirm thisthe music is part of a large collection of my grandmothers that was lovingly played for a number of years8 pieces of assorted piano music from the first half of the 20th century and possibly earlier: what is a mammie daddy, copyright the victor march composed by henry still, copyright dreams of heaven march by c d blake dreams of heaven march by charles d blake the broken melody by auguste van biene, copyrightworton david's fourth selection of popular song and dance hitsthe piece was used in a silent romance filmthe condition of the music reflects its agehappy to post if the buyer pays postage (ÂŁ3this piece has significantly deteriorated with age and has been covered with brown paperpaper has yellowed and can be quite fragile, margins and corners are dogeared and there are small tearsan unknown selection of pieces from the gem series book 57fire by ezra reidthe cover of the book is missingdespite imperfections, i believe the music to be in tact and in a playable condition
7 €
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Very elegant toiletry set in the art nouveau style from the beginning of the 20th century in silver 800are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisilver weight: the silver net weight of the 5 matching items is 260 grams + the weight of the frame (which was not detached from the mirror to avoid any damages) + the silver part of the baby brush (which was not calculated)1 brush dimensions: length 181 baby brush dimensions: length 14 cm, width 4it does not match the other items1 very large sized brushdimensions: length cm, width 9our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store1 bottle perfume dimensions: diameter 5all the pieces show the silver fineness hallmark 800; the silversmith mark is illegible1 mirror dimensions: length 26shipping via registered mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website5 cm, height 14 cmused, in excellent condition1 brush dimensions: length 17it’s made up of 5 pieces + 1 baby brushcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
86 €