The faber book of modern verse
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This faber finds reissue restores that pristine selectionphilip hobsbaum, in the oxford companion to twentieth-century poetry, says of the faber book of modern verse, 'it also encapsulates, as no other literary document quite does, the innovative quality of the smichael roberts was a poet himself, and a good one, but more important for this task was his acute awareness of the poetry scene, and his sense of the modern movement within ityes, his purpose was tendentiousall took as their kernel the original selection by michael robertsoxfam bookshop cheltenham first published in february , just under a year from when the idea for it was first discussed, this is one of the most important and influential anthologies of the twentieth centuryeliot's, the choice of editor was undoubtedly his, and it was an inspired one' on the other hand, 'i have included only poems which seem to me to add to the resources of poetry, to be likely to influence the future development of poetry and languagehe excludes some poets he admires such as edmund blunden and walter de la mare because (they) 'seem to me to have written good poems without having been compelled to make any notable development of poetic technique' see oxfam website for delivery information read moresince then three further editions by, in succession, anne ridler, donald hall and peter porter have been publishedmore likely than not, the original idea was t' from the very start (and could there be a more arresting one?) with gerard manley hopkins' the wreck of the deutschland michael roberts powerfully and consistently fulfils that aim
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The home book of verse burton egbert stevenson 6thedition, the home book verse, american and englishshipping from spain - extraeditorial: henry holt & co encuadernacin: hardcover condicin del libro: used
35 €
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The oxford handbook of modern and contemporary american poetry provides a comprehensive approach to the debates that have defined the study of american verse of the twentieth and twenty-first centuriesboards and dust wrapper in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretopics include: the influence of jazz on beat poetry; surrealist influences on american verse; disability poetics; asian american poetry; and moreoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, first edition, oxford university press
25 €
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Five centuries of versethe essential book of poetrycan be posted by arrangementexcellent conditioni accept paypalany questions, please feel free to contact me
7 €
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In this brilliant book he has selected and illustrated his favourite comic verse, making it pure entertainment for nonsense-lovers of all agessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith fifteen wonderfully absurd sections, including distracting creatures, sticky ends, i wish i were a jelly fish, a recipe for indigestion and chortling and galumphing, here is a delightful collection of the topsy-turvy, the fantastical, the anarchic, the illogical and the utterly wonderfulhis unique style of drawing brings a new perspective to every poemclassic writers such as lewis carroll and edward lear are combined with more contemporary talents such as roger mcgough, margaret mahy and russell hobanoxfam bookshop cheltenham ever eaten poodle strudel? slain a jabberwock? bathed in irish stew? quentin blake is one of the best loved of children's illustrators
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book has a slight slantinternally clean and overall in good condition for a book of this ageprevious owner's bookplate on fep also a signature in ink at front of booktop edges are also gilt741 and 742 are missing 1cm at the bottom of the pageside and bottom edges grubbyin blue cloth boards with title and design in gilt on front cover and spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome shelf wearoxfam shop shirley hardback without dust jacket
17 €
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A large rare antique book of "modern practical farriery" in poor conditionplease free to make an offerplease study the images, as they also form part of the description & please do your own researchquite interesting for equestrian & keepers of horsespostage includes being signed forit's very large & heavy at approx " tall by 10"it's in poor condition, as there's lots of staining & discoloration on the front & back coversthe spine & corners are leather bound in red leathera lot of the pages are loose & there is some spine damageit would be a great piece of history for the equestrian, historian or farrieri can only assume that it's designed to be a taster to get the reader to purchase more books on a similar subject matterhowever, it is still a very interesting book, with some great reference materialhow to buy, keep & treat a horse in health & disease etc etc"there's a little foxingcan post at extra cost it covers "history, varieties & uses, breaking, training, feeding, stabling & groomingit contains 528 pages, then at the back of the book, it strangely contains another 96 pages on "diseases of cattle, sheep & pigs"
125 €
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Description: lots of ballads, sea shanties, love songs, lullabies, reels, work songs, cowboy songs and spirituals popular in america from colonial days to modern times ()the pengin book of american folk song by alan lomax, paperback in english, reprint, 160 pages excluding front and back covers, condition: covers show signs of age however inside pages are still goodpiano arrangements by elizabeth postonif unable to collect happy to arranged postage and will be recorded signed service
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Fremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the livingoxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhismusing vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightenedhere, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryluminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikeaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixed
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The little book of hygge is the book we all need right now, guaranteed to bring warmth and comfort into your lifethe little book of hygge is the definitive, must-read introduction to hygge, written by meik wiking, ceo of the happiness research institute in copenhagenthe book is packed full of original research on hygge, conducted by meik and his team, along with beautiful photographs, recipes and ideas to help you add a touch of hygge to your lifeoxfam bookshop cheltenham **the international, new york times and sunday times bestseller, with over a million copies sold around the world**denmark has an international reputation for being one of the happiest nations in the world, and hygge is widely recognised to be the magic ingredient to this happinesssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat is important is that you feel ithygge has been described as everything from "cosines of the soul" to "the pursuit of everyday pleasures"whether you're cuddled up on a sofa with a loved one, or sharing comfort food with your closest friends, hygge is about creating an atmosphere where we can let your guard downhooga? hhyooguh? heurgh? it is not really important how you choose to pronounce or even spell 'hygge'
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The book has 335 pagesbeautiful book with beautiful pictures! read morethe book is in very nice conditionthe great book of tin toys van david presslandare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe sleeve has some shelfwarecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis is number 902 of totalour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesigned by david presslandplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Hard-cover copy of an exceptionally entertaining and informative bookthe complete book of mothers-in-law a celebration by luisa dillnerthe book is much loved and a source of useful and entertaining informationfar from being all bad, mothers-in law have many redeeming features and can be sources of help and supportthe illustrations are exceptional and add aesthetic value to an already brilliant textluisa dillner looks beyond existing stereotypes and finds that mothers-in-law come in many different varietiesplease note that there is a slight damage in the top left-hand side corner of the dust jacket (see photo)a good-willed study of the role and relationships mothers-in law have had in societies
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Oxfam shop colne road the bumper book of marmite is a huge book which explores the strange, beautiful, funny world of marmite and the people, thoughts and events that orbit ita huge publishing event and being produced with the full backing of unilever, this book promises to be one of the biggest (and heaviest) gift books of the yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit's almost as big as a coffee table
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Gorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timewas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfwith the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centuriesthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedhe went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and tfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earthbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationsas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skybirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birds
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New the little book of mindfulness colouring bookcolour, create and de-stress45 original illustrations of the natural world to colour in, accompanied by inspirational quotes on mindfulness5 ad id: delivery service consumer credit
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The complete book of creative crafts a full colour book with detailed instructions for making a variety of items using different craft methodsthe book weighs nearly 2 kg so personal collection is best for this itemit has no dust jacket and there is a very small tear that has been very neatly repaired and it has a name inscribed inside the cover otherwise it is in excellent conditionif you would like more info please contact me and i will respond as soon as i can
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Oxfam shop lytham the blue book of saints by christine chaundler illustrated by various artists,contains: st bernard, st francis of assisi, the legend of st dorothea, st margaret queen of scotland, st elizabeth of hungray, st hugh of lincoln, st columbia, the northumberian saints dust cover some damage book some foxing see oxfam website for delivery information read more
8 €
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book condition:verygoodbook binding:paperbackthe complete book of herbs and spicesauthor:garland, sarah3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill siteseach month we recycle over 2
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Presenting 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 giveif 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 rewardingthe mindless, shambling zombies of yesteryear are rapidly being replaced by sprinters and runners with an insatiable appetite for human flesh' the list see oxfam website for delivery information read morethese days zombies are the rock and roll of horror monstersoxfam shop colne road you can't keep a good (or bad) corpse down, and they rise up in spectacular form in this new collectionfrom film sources and literary sources to some very strange sources, here over 20 of the best zombie comics ever producedthey 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 morean admirable and enlightening collection
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The cover, binding and photographs are in very good condition but there are some 1cm tears on some pages and one 10cm tear which have been carefully repaired with clear book tapethe coronation book of king george vi and queen elizabeth with over 500 pages of photographs and pictures, history of the coronation and explanation of the ceremony and route, followed by royal family photographs from tocan be collected from kenardington, near ashford, kent or postage by royal mail 2nd class will cost £3
14 €
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4 menza books the mesa puzzle book the giant book of mesa puzzles mensa - boost you iq sudoko 4 price £5 +p+p but collection free near m56 j10 wa4 5pt in excellent condition, has been read, but looked after as new read more
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The boys book of airfix by arthur ward published in this first edition hardback book celebrated its 70th birthday and is packed with photos of the kits from the ’s an ideal present read more
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The dairy book of home management milk marketing board of england and wales hardback book, in excellent condition, complete with protective cover the helpful guide for everything in the home from making jam to colouring and setting your hairlocal collection or postage can be arranged at extra cost
3 €
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Uk edition of the bradford book of collector’s platescan post if required but book is large and heavy and postage would be £6collection from orpingtonin excellent conditionofficial guide to all editions traded on the world’s largest exchange
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The family book of pesto by sacla&aposhere we have the family book of pesto from sacla' which features 5 new recipes from rachel alleneach dish features one of our famous pesto sauces
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Oxfam shop lytham the blue book of saints by christine chaundler illustrated by various artists,contains: st george, st martin of tours, st catherine of siena, st monica, st augustine, st teresa, st vincent de paul, st wilfred of york dust cover some damage book some foxing see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The guinness book of test cricket captainstitle: the guinness book of test cricket captainscondition: used; goodauthors: lemmon, davidweight: 899 gmsbinding: hardcoverpublisher: guinness publishing
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Packed with invaluable advice and inspirational illustrations, "the complete book of watercolour" will remain the classic volume that no watercolourist should be withoutoxfam bookshop royal exchange square "the complete book of watercolour" provides the guidance every artist needs to develop skills in this popular mediumsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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9 €
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99 the illustrated book of magic tricks by will dexter, usedshop / collectables the illustrated book of magic tricks by will dexter, used1 in stock 1 add to basket categories: books, collectables tags: books, collectable, magic
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