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Frontispiece sepia illustration of author, decorated title page {24½x16½cm, 159pp} details of the four classic western fiction tales in one volume: 1) maybe because-! two old-time gunfighters, released from prison and steal $* leather bound volume * first book edition of these 4x novels in one volume, by author services in , volume-6 of the "western short stories series" (previously issued separately in pulp fiction etc)gold gilt edges all around textblock/pages, with rounded page-cornersthe "tooby" is a tuba4) under the die-hard brand the son of the sheriff, disguised in his father's clothes, eliminates the town menace in a gunfight and restores the old sheriff's reputationthen they save a woman, and come face-to-face with the truth about themselvesflexible tan leather-bound volume with gold gilt decoration+lettering to front board+spinemoire silk endpapers3) plans for the boy the son of a rancher saves his father's spread from a mesa fire set by enemies, and dramatically changes his own futurethis book is new and unread2) tooby a story of competing musical bands, veined with humour, and written in the western parlance hubbard knew from childhood
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A great gift for someone coming up to christmas, this book features all the great moments in fiction stories by disneythis book is not brand new but appears to have never been read, so the condition is amazing! read more
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Oxfam shop worcester an archaeological study of the bayeux tapestry provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestryby comparing illustrated extracts from the tapestry to historical and contemporary illustrations, maps and reconstructions rowley is able to provide the reader with a unique visual setting against which they are able to place the events on the tapestrysee oxfam website for delivery information read moretrevor rowley is the first author to have analysed the tapestry through the landscapes, buildings and structures shown, such as towns and castles, while comparing them to the landscapes, buildings, ruins and earthworks which can be seen todayfinally, rowley tackles the missing end of the tapestry, suggesting the places and events which would have been depicted on this portion of william?s journey to westminsterthis approach allows rowley to challenge a number of generally accepted assumptions regarding the location of several scenes in the tapestry, most controversially suggesting that william may never have gone to hastings at all
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By shifting the emphasis to historical reception of imperial popular culture this book seeks to fill out a certain terrain between the current indian writing on national cinema and non-indian writing on empire cinemacombining wide-ranging scholarship based on original documents, film, stuides and historical and political analyses, the book aims to give the reader a sense of how ideologies, images and identites are constructed, promoted, contested and resisted in relation to key film representations of empireit shows how the empire cinema constructed the colonial world, its rationale for doing so, and the manner in which such constructions were received by the colonized peoplean empirico-historical inquiry into the empire cinema in hollywood and britain during the turbulent s and ssee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough empire cinema has been examined by western scholars, such studies have located the films almost wholly within the colonizing country rather that exploring their reception among the colonizedthis book offers fresh insights in the field of cultural and film studies from a multi-focal perspective
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Brilliant starter bmx from the quality bmx-specialist company fiction20" wheels, " top tube, suitable for height 5ft to 6ftsolid, complete with stunt pegsa few knocks (it's a used bmx bike!), about two years old
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The stand alone historical fantasy novel by stephen lawhead, patrick, is about the slave who became a soldier and the soldier who became a saint and one of the western world's great iconsthis is a hardback book in excellent condition
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Oliver bottini is a fresh and exciting voice in the world of crime fiction in translation; the rhine borderlands of the black forest are a perfect setting for his beautifully crafted mysteriesdivorced at forty-two, she is haunted by the shadows of the pastdreading yet another a dreary winter weekend alone, she receives a call from the departmental chief which signals the strangest assignment of her career - to trail a japanese monk wandering through the snowy wasteland to the east of freiburg, dressed only in sandals and a cowlthe repercussions of their crimes will change the course of her own lifewhen her own team comes under fire, the investigation takes on a terrifying dimension, uncovering a hideous ring of child traffickersshe sets off reluctantly, and by the time she catches up with him, she discovers that he is injured, and fearfully fleeing some unknown eviloxfam shop dumfries the first in a gripping new crime series set in germany - the black forest investigations louise boni, maverick chief inspector with the black forest crime squad, is struggling with her demonstranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Further praise for the reckoning'beautifully constructedwhat turned pete from a pillar of the community into cold-hearted killer? and why won't he confide in anyone? all his closest family knows is that it must have been something devastating - and that the fallout will haunt them, and the town, for decades to comeas if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his defense attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends, and to the people of clanton - was 'i have nothing to say'i'm still trying to recover from the reckoning' - candice millard, new york times bestselling author of the river of doubt and destiny of the republic************ the innocent man by john grisham is now a major six-part documentary series on netflix ************ see oxfam website for delivery information read morethen one cool october morning in , he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the reverend dexter belloxfam shop colne road 'i couldn't help thinking of harper lee's great american novel to kill a mockingbird while reading the reckoninggrisham knows how to spin a yarn' - chicago sun-times'may be his greatest work yet' - david grann, new york times bestselling author of killers of the flower moon?pete banning was clanton's favourite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family; a farmer, father, and a faithful member of the methodist churchfrom the courtrooms and jails of rural mississippi to the war-torn pacific, grisham spins a tale that is at once entertaining and illuminating' - jon meacham, new york times bestselling author of the soul of america'john grisham is the master of legal fiction, and his latest starts with a literal bang - and then travels backward through the horrors of war to explore what makes a hero, what makes a villain, and how thin the line between the two might be' - jodi picoult, internationally bestselling author of a spark of light and small great things'when a master of storytelling and suspense takes on one of the most wrenching stories in history, the result is a book that will break your heart, set your blood pumping and your mind racing, and leave you gasping for breath by the final pageweaves a truly magical spell' - daily mail'in this saga of love and war, john grisham has given us a sprawling and engrossing story about a southern family, a global conflict, and the kinds of secrets that can shape all of us
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Further praise for the reckoning'beautifully constructedwhat turned pete from a pillar of the community into cold-hearted killer? and why won't he confide in anyone? all his closest family knows is that it must have been something devastating - and that the fallout will haunt them, and the town, for decades to comeas if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his defense attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends, and to the people of clanton - was 'i have nothing to say'oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'i couldn't help thinking of harper lee's great american novel to kill a mockingbird while reading the reckoningi'm still trying to recover from the reckoning' - candice millard, new york times bestselling author of the river of doubt and destiny of the republic************ the innocent man by john grisham is now a major six-part documentary series on netflix ************ see oxfam website for delivery information read morethen one cool october morning in , he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the reverend dexter bellgrisham knows how to spin a yarn' - chicago sun-times'may be his greatest work yet' - david grann, new york times bestselling author of killers of the flower moon?pete banning was clanton's favourite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family; a farmer, father, and a faithful member of the methodist churchfrom the courtrooms and jails of rural mississippi to the war-torn pacific, grisham spins a tale that is at once entertaining and illuminating' - jon meacham, new york times bestselling author of the soul of america'john grisham is the master of legal fiction, and his latest starts with a literal bang - and then travels backward through the horrors of war to explore what makes a hero, what makes a villain, and how thin the line between the two might be' - jodi picoult, internationally bestselling author of a spark of light and small great things'when a master of storytelling and suspense takes on one of the most wrenching stories in history, the result is a book that will break your heart, set your blood pumping and your mind racing, and leave you gasping for breath by the final pageweaves a truly magical spell' - daily mail'in this saga of love and war, john grisham has given us a sprawling and engrossing story about a southern family, a global conflict, and the kinds of secrets that can shape all of us
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The abbey is the beginning of a major new series, featuring one of the most fascinating detectives in the history of crime fictionthe coroner calls it an overdose, but the case doesn't add upash rashid is a former homicide detective who can't stand the thought of handling another death investigationbut the longer he searches, the darker the case gets - and if he doesn't solve it fast, his niece won't be the only family member he has to buryoxfam shop colne road the new york times bestselling sensationaddictive, thrilling, exhilaratingdiscover for yourself the us crime novel that became a word of mouth phenomenonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyou won't be able to put it downthat's until his niece's body is found in the property of one of the city's wealthiest citizensagainst orders, ash launches an investigation to find his niece's murderer
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She is everything that he is not - the privileged daughter of a family that is wealthy, prominent and, above all, gentilehe wins her affections, but the price is greatsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music salisbury it is and fascist italy has imposed its infamous race lawsa very good condition copy, used with light shelf wear but with no major flawsa young jewish professor entertains a tormented passion for the beautiful and enigmatic soniawinner of the moravia prize for fiction, the jewish husband is a bittersweet story of passion, hatred, cruelty and oppression
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At the studios he met text writer lo hartog van banda, with whom he would create his first comic series, the now legendary science fiction series arman & ilvaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis lot concerns a rejected strip from this special seriesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’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 storewill be packaged with care and shipped by registered mailduring the inking, khing decided to change the composition and did not finish the strip any furtherkhing’s archives are kept in the literature museum in the hague; as a result, originals from arman & ilva are rarely offerednowadays thé tjong-khing is best known as an illustrator, but he started his drawing career at toonder studios as an assistant to jan wesseling working on marion
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Oxfam shop billericay the newspaper seller the strawberry seller the match seller the come with certificate and information booklet about the artwork and historical infosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the time of listing the set of 10 plates are availableif you want the 10 please contact the shop and ask for cath - a discount of 15% can be arranged for all 10
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The world is changing dramatically and a vigorous public debate is under way about the nature and historical significance of these changesat the centre of this debate lie conflicting claims about the extent, form and consequences of contemporary globalization
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Oxfam shop smithdown road all ten episodes of the fact-based hbo historical drama mini-seriesepisodes are: 'guadalcanal/leckie', 'basilone', 'melbourne', 'gloucester/pavuvu/banika', 'peleliu landing', 'peleliu airfield', 'peleliu hills', 'iwo jima', 'okinawa' and 'home'this a brilliant series and worth watching see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe series tells the intertwined stories of three us marines - eugene sledge (joseph mazzello), robert leckie (james badge dale) and john basilone (jon seda) - during america's battle with the japanese in the pacific in the second world war
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Oxfam shop dalkeith all ten episodes of the fact-based hbo historical drama mini-seriesepisodes are: 'guadalcanal/leckie', 'basilone', 'melbourne', 'gloucester/pavuvu/banika', 'peleliu landing', 'peleliu airfield', 'peleliu hills', 'iwo jima', 'okinawa' and 'home'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe series tells the intertwined stories of three us marines - eugene sledge (joseph mazzello), robert leckie (james badge dale) and john basilone (jon seda) - during america's battle with the japanese in the pacific in the second world war
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Throughout the narrative, the author reflects on the reliability of historical evidence, highlighting key interpretative issues for readers new to the periodthe book incorporates recent work on topics such as reformation settlements in both countries: the destruction of anne boleyn and mary queen of scots: the characters of mary tudor, elizabeth i and james vi: french intervention in scotland: and the defeat of the spanish armadacommon issues explored include the tensions between centre and periphery: the relationship between monarch and subject: the development of bureaucracies and 'reformed religion': and shifting attitudes towards ireland however this is adequate as a reading copythe author provides a narrative introduction to sixteenth-century english and scottish history, focusing on the political and religious developments in both countries while considering also economic, social, cultural and educational changeoxfam books & music beaconsfield this volume examines the development of two sovereign nations over seventy-four momentous years, from the downfall of cardinal wolsey in england and the majority of james v in scotland to the succession of james's grandson to the throne of england in binding is soundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cover shows handling and shelf wear and some sections have copious underscoring in pencil with the occasional ink margin note
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Also included are three essays by kahler, scott lothes, and jeff brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photographywith funding for printing provided by the kahler family charitable fund, all sales will go to support the center's worknearly one hundred images edited from this body of work form the core of the railroad and the art of place, along with a selection of earlier pennsylvania railroad steam-era photographs that reflect kahler's interest in the railroad landscape from an early agesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe soon began making annual trips to the west virginia and eastern kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "placeoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the late s, david kahler was deeply inspired by seeing an exhibition of o" armed with a used leica m6 and gritty tri-x film, he and his wife made six week-long trips in the dead of winter to photograph trains along the pocahontas division of the norfolk southern railwaywinston link photographs
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This provocative collection will provide the film student, scholar or enthusiast with a comprehensive understanding of the major developments in what might be called twentieth-century italy's greatest and most original art formwith contributions from 39 leading international scholars, the book is structured around six chronologically organised sections: the silent era () the birth of the talkies and the fascist era () postwar cinematic culture () the golden age of italian cinema () an age of crisis, transition and consolidation ( to the present) new directions in critical approaches to italian cinema acutely aware of the contemporary 'rethinking' of italian cinema history, peter bondanella has brought together a diverse range of essays which represent the cutting edge of italian film theory and criticismthe italian cinema book is an essential guide to the most important historical, aesthetic and cultural aspects of italian cinema, from to the present daysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells very good conditionminor shelfwear only: slight bumping to corners
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Arguing that victorian design involved far more than the reproduction of historical styles, the author describes anderson's campaign against an over-emphasis on visual and picturesque values and his promotion of an authentic national styleit describes his multiple achievements as architect, founder of the royal incorporation of architects of scotland, and creator of the edinburgh college of artsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield the late-victorian scottish architect, rowand anderson, was a pioneer of building restoration and a key influence upon the development of scottish architecturethis book is an account of his life and work
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historical notes by john bromley, with forty plates in full colour and numerous line drawings by heather childred cloth, gilt titles and decoration, hardcovers and contents in excellent clean conditiondust jacket has two closed tears and a crease at the bottom of the front panel, spine slightly faded, price clippedincluding glossary and indexessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the armorial bearings of the guilds of london - a record of the heraldry of the surviving companies
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The abundance of historical records in the archives of the crown and of local authorities compares favourably with the relative scarcity of surviving documentation in earlier centuriesduring that period the jewish minority of sicily continued to flourish economically and sociallytherefore, again, many documents had to be reported in summary formit is the sequel to the first five volumes and covers the events during the rule of king johnmuch new information has come to light, and many facets of jewish life in sicily have been uncoveredthe volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes, while the introduction has been relegated to the end of the series on the jews of the islandafter years of incitement by the members of the mendicant orders, anti-jewish riots broke out in various parts of the sicilythe worst of them was the massacre in modica innearly a thousand documents, many of them published here for the first time, record the fortunes of the jews and their relationships with the authorities and their christian neighboursalthough john continued the policies of his father alphonso towards the jews of the island, there is a distinct deterioration in their position during his timesit is new in appearance and has a protective cellophane coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead the jews in sicily, volume ) by shlomo simonsohn this volume in the series documentary history of the jews in italy illustrates the history of the jews in sicily from tothe inside pages are clean and bright
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Oxfam shop colne road all ten episodes of the fact-based hbo historical drama mini-seriesepisodes are: 'guadalcanal/leckie', 'basilone', 'melbourne', 'gloucester/pavuvu/banika', 'peleliu landing', 'peleliu airfield', 'peleliu hills', 'iwo jima', 'okinawa' and 'home'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe series tells the intertwined stories of three us marines - eugene sledge (joseph mazzello), robert leckie (james badge dale) and john basilone (jon seda) - during america's battle with the japanese in the pacific in the second world war
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Key chapters discuss the decoration and meaning of the hoard's intricate ornament, the techniques of anglo-saxon craftsmen, the religious and historical background, and hoarding practice in britain and europe, to place this most exceptional find in context written by a team of specialists in anglo-saxon archaeology and history, and expert conservators with unparalleled access to the hoard, the text is illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs, maps and explanatory drawingspages are in fine condition, boards are in very good condition board corners are a little worn, back board has a faint scratch see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe staffordshire hoard: an anglo-saxon treasure tells the story of the staffordshire hoard's discovery, its acquisition for the nation, and the six-year research project that pieced its fragments back together, identified its objects and explored their manufactureoxfam bookshop carlisle in july the discovery of the staffordshire hoard by a metal-detectorist immediately captured the world's attentionfinally, the text explores the impact that the find has had locally, nationally and internationally in the twenty-first centurycomprising almost 6kg of precious-metal objects, and found in a deliberately dismantled state, it remains the largest anglo-saxon treasure ever discoveredwork on conserving and researching the hoard has revealed a wealth of information on the high culture of the ruling class of seventh-century england at a critical period of warfare and religious conversion
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Published as part of the british library, historical print editions, in the history of asia collectionno copyright dateoxfam books & music beaconsfield full title 'notices concerning china and the port of canton the laminated cover softback is in very good condition with only light shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pages this series includes ethnographic and general histories of distinct peripheral coastal regions that comprise south and east asiasee oxfam website for delivery information read morealso a narrative of the affair of the english frigate topaze, , with remarks on homicides and an account of the fire of canton'
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Has historical maps from to the present daythe times concise atlas of the world -8th edition -completely new atlas -expanded to have 260 pages -mapping and index to over place names -hardback 272pp illustrated 339x247mm -ideal for the office, school, university or home -comprises over 100 pages of collins bartholomew mapping, including political and physical maps of the world, the oceans and the continents -with an index of placesthere are sections of satellite images of the worldhas a hard back cover -original price ÂŁhas geographical information covering states and territories and physical features
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Oxfam shop arnold here, a team of experts examine the key themes and episodes in the development of historical preservation in britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe role of pressure groups since the victorian period is described, as is the origin of the listing of public buildings
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Oxfam shop hull all ten episodes of the fact-based hbo historical drama mini-seriesthe series tells the intertwined stories of three us marines - eugene sledge (joseph mazzello), robert leckie (james badge dale) and john basilone (jon seda) - during america's battle with the japanese in the pacific in the second world warepisodes are: 'guadalcanal/leckie', 'basilone', 'melbourne', 'gloucester/pavuvu/banika', 'peleliu landing', 'peleliu airfield', 'peleliu hills', 'iwo jima', 'okinawa' and 'home'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop magdelen street all ten episodes of the fact-based hbo historical drama mini-seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreepisodes are: 'guadalcanal/leckie', 'basilone', 'melbourne', 'gloucester/pavuvu/banika', 'peleliu landing', 'peleliu airfield', 'peleliu hills', 'iwo jima', 'okinawa' and 'home'the series tells the intertwined stories of three us marines - eugene sledge (joseph mazzello), robert leckie (james badge dale) and john basilone (jon seda) - during america's battle with the japanese in the pacific in the second world war
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From longmans cultural editions series, heart of darkness, the man who would be king, and other works on empireshows the literary and historical context within which—and against which—both conrad and kipling wrote their masterpieces
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