The fatal shore history of the transportation of convicts
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the operathe english national opera london coliseum orchestra was conducted by kevin john edusei, and the singing was by jonathan mccullough as count almaviva, bozidar smiljanic as figaro, the count's servant, elizabeth watts as countess almaviva, louise alder as susanna, her servant, hanna hipp as cheribino, the count's page, andrew shore as drbartolo, susan bickley as macellina, drthe singing performances were some of the best that eno has had this seasonbartolo's old housemaid, colin judson as don basilio, a music teacher, and don curzio, a lawyer, clive bayley as antonio, the gardener and susanna's uncle and rowan pierce as barbarina, antonio's daughter, which was sung in englishthis production only had its gala performance on march at the london coliseumpostage extra or collection in person freemarriage of figaro, eno london coliseum programme, elegant and stylish programme for spring season
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This set is the ideal geography and history referenceoxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history books'the times compact history of the world' is the most comprehensive small-format single-volume illustrated history of the world, richly enhanced with striking maps and photographs and featuring an accessible text by leading academicsall place names on the maps are fully indexedthe introductory section presents an extensive states and territories guide along with thematic maps and statistics on major world themes giving an accurate picture of today's worldit is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam husseindetailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the worldcarrying the authority of the times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative guide to the world - past and present'the times world atlas' is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy-to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger times atlasesall the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Francis bacon's penetration into human motives, his life-long experience of politics and government, and his remarkable literary skills, render this history of the reign of king henry vii a major work of english literature and an important document in the history of political thoughtthe edition also includes other relevant writings by bacon, generous editorial footnotes explaining the historical and political issues of the period, and a substantial glossaryoxfam bookshop cheltenham the text described as 'the first modern classic of english history'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The history of the tides is in part the history of a broad area of science and the subject provides insight into the progress of science as a whole: this book will therefore appeal to all those interested in how scientific ideas developoxfam shop haverfordwest this book, first published in , provides a history of the study of the tides over two millennia, from the primitive ideas of the ancient greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniquesthe volume is amply illustrated with diagrams from historical scientific papers, photographs of artefacts, and portraits of some of the subject's leading protagonistslamb, have all contributed to our understanding of tidesit will particularly interest specialists in oceanography, hydrography, geophysics, geodesy, astronomy and navigation the book is a good readable copy but does have some water damage to base of spine and several pages but this does not impact on the reading areasee oxfam website for delivery information read moretidal physics has puzzled some of the world's greatest scientists and mathematicians: amongst many others, galileo, descartes, bacon, kepler, newton, bernoulli, euler, laplace, young, whewell, airy, kelvin, g
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Published, as volume 6 in the 'iee history of technology series'this book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the independent but more or less simultaneous emergence of radar in several countries in the sthe study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the pre-cavity magnetron era of radarthe book also sets out to explain the basic principles of radar and, where applicable, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt withthe historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then consideredoxfam shop fulwood road radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineeringsome of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt withsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreabundant references, which could facilitate further research, are giventhe narrative ranges from the concepts of nikola tesla in and the experiments of christian hulsmeyer in right through, in chronological order, to the commercially sponsored experiments of the prewar days
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Oxfam shop west hampstead first published in , this important history of natal begins with a description of the country and an account of its discovery by vasco da gamaan appendix inserted while the book was being prepared for publication contains "a brief history of the orange-river sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake ngami, commandoes of the dutch boers, &c" the cloth cover of the book is in poor condition: there are numerous water and other markings, and tears along the edges of the spine, though it is still attachedthe name of a previous owner is written on the fthe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the fthe three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all presentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morep + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound inthe overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrationsholden proceeds to describe the arrival of english and dutch settlers, the establishment of an english government, and the development of sugar and coffee plantations, trade and settlements
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These operations were fertile territory for sappers as the history relatesoxfam bookshop wallingford the twelfth volume of the history of the corps of royal engineers chronicles the final two decades of the second millennium adthis was replaced by a less direct but much more complex array of challenges which saw the army committed to un and nato operations under the 'force for good' notion of human interventionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis period from to straddles the fall of the berlin wall and with it the end of the cold war; an end also to the relative certainty of the bipolar world that had dominated uk's security concerns sincewith shelfwear and bumping to edges and corners, otherwise a very good copy
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The times mapping history complete history of the world 7th editionthe ultimate work of historical reference by richard overy
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Oxfam 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 brightit is the sequel to the first five volumes and covers the events during the rule of king johnthe worst of them was the massacre in modica inmuch 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 islandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenearly 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 timesduring that period the jewish minority of sicily continued to flourish economically and sociallytherefore, again, many documents had to be reported in summary formthe 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 centuriesafter years of incitement by the members of the mendicant orders, anti-jewish riots broke out in various parts of the sicilyit is new in appearance and has a protective cellophane cover
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Oxfam books & music bedford history of the conspiracy of pontiaca very good, clean, tight, paperback copyparkman () was a harvard-educated historian and is best-known for his work on the french and the english in north americafacsimile edition from the rare reprints series by kessinger publishing (usa)see oxfam website for delivery information read more" xxiv + 632 pagestitle continues: "and the war of the north american tribes against the english colonies after the conquest of canadathis title was first published in two volumes in ; this copy is a reprint of an edition
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Illustrated history of the first world war on land sea and in the air some extraordinary photographs of events - nice set of books read moremumby - the great world war - a history: 6 volume set - the gresham publishing company - hardback - cm x 20 cmour 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 websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume pages - volume pages - volume pages - (undated) volume pages - (undated) volume pages - volume pages - (undated) these books are all in very good condition - all have firm bindings and clean bright contents - no inscriptions - numerous coloured fold-out maps depicting the various areas of conflict during the wargeneral editor - frank a
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge double-bill of bbc documentaries looking at british natural history and art'coast' explores the nature and history of all miles of the british coastline, examining the ways in which we have shaped it in the past, and the ways in which it has shaped us, with contributions from historians, geologists, and geography expertssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'a picture of britain', david dimbleby explores the british landscape and the writers and artists it has inspired over the generationstravelling to all corners of the british isles, from the cliffs of dover to the highlands of scotland, dimbleby explores the concepts of nationhood, travel and the romantic yearning that has influenced the work of some of britain's greatest creative minds
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An account of the history of cambridge university from its foundation to the late 19th centuryin excellent condition considering its year of publicationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelongmans, green and cooxfam bookshop chipping norton hardbackvery minor wear and bruising to coversfront end paper slightly detached from spine
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With over 600 maps and charts and internet links throughout, it's pages bring history to lifeseventh edition by richard overythe ultimate work of historical referenceit is in immaculate condition with slipcaseit covers the origins of mankind right through to the turmoil of the 21st centuryrrp ÂŁ75 read more
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Angie debo’s comprehensive and compassionate account provides an unrivalled history of american indians from the dawn of their first contact with europeans to the late 20th centurythis illustrated folio edition is in near mint condition read more
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The oxford illustrated history of the british monarchy by cannon & griffithscondition is good
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Regional history of the railways of great britain: thames and severn vcondition is very gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd class
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operathis performance received some good reviews but there was criticism of some aspects of the setspostage extra but can be collected in personthe orchestral playing by the london coliseum orchestra was excellent, along with the singing, which was sung in english translationmarriage of figaro london coliseum programme, elegant and stylish programme for seasonthe performance commenced with a bee buzzing around a clavichord
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operathis performance received some good reviews but there was criticism of some aspects of the setspostage extra but can be collected in personthe orchestral playing by the london coliseum orchestra was excellent, along with the singing, which was sung in english translationmarriage of figaro english national opera eno london coliseum programme, elegant and stylish programme for seasonthe performance commenced with a bee buzzing around a clavichord
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operathis performance received some good reviews but there was criticism of some aspects of the setsmarriage of figaro eno london coliseum programme, elegant and stylish programme for spring seasonthe performance commenced with a bee buzzing around a clavichordthe orchestral playing by the english national opera london coliseum orchestra was excellent, along with the singing, which was sung in english translation
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Arthur dobb on the first pageoxfam bookshop preston this illustrated book tracks the transformation of the diocese of manchester from the 18th to 19th centuries onwards containing many an insight along the waysigned by the revsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the current production which also went on tour, and the music and history of the operathe cunning little vixen welsh national opera programme autumn seasonpostage extra or collect in person freethe set consisted of green rolling small hills covered in various drapes, and gave the appearance of being wombles and magic roundabout in appearancethe animals were delightful and some of the caste were on strings from the stagethe orchestral playing by the welsh national opera orchestra conducted by tomas hanus was excellent, along with the singing with aoife miskelly as the vixen, and claudio otelli as the forester
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the operathe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourpdf copy of la boheme, english national opera, london coliseum current production programme, elegant and stylish glossy programme for autumn seasona different spin on the roh one earlier this yearthis performance received some good reviews and had imaginative sets, set in early 's parisinteresting garrett and paris cafe scenethe orchestral playing by the english national opera orchestra was excellent, along with the singing, with nicholas lester as marcello, jonathan tetelman as rodolfo, and natalya romaniw as mime, which was sung in english translation
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the ballets, expecially les patineurs set to meyerbeerthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedpdf copy of les patineurs, winter dreams, concert programme, royal ballet, royal opera house, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourles patineurs had delightful scenery and skating scenes, and winter dreams was set to chekhov's three sisters
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operalohengrin's white suit was criticised as a 's pop singer, along with the singing of klaus florian vogt, although there was also equal praise by other critics for this bayreuth singer who specialises in this particular rolethe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singingshe made a fantastic debut in the role howeverthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthere was criticism of the stylised swan, the storm troopers and the bannerspdf copy of lohengrin royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonjennifer davis came in for particular praise as else, although she was a stand inthe swan was suggested by projected wing images, and there were slanting buildings in the first actthis performance received some excellent reviews, whilst some others were critical of parts of the sets and costumes
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthis kevin mcmillan production received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the 18th century costumes which were excellenta pdf copy of manon by english national ballet, london coliseum programme, elegant and stylish programme for spring seasonthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcthe music was set to massenet with revisions for the production to make it more flowing, which was very successfulwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe final scene in the mississippi swamp was dramatic with the past memories and the use of the dry ice to give the impression of the swamp mistthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe orchestral playing by the english national ballet philharmonic orchestra was excellent, along with the dancing
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe late 19th century period sets and costumes were colourful and lavish in this current kenneth macmilland production of this tragic ballet set in and with music by franz listthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in coloura pdf copy of meyerling, royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the dancing with steven mcrae as crown prince rudolf of austia-hungarythis performance received some good reviews
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe production is being revived for the winter seasonthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe orchestral playing by the english national ballet philharmonic orchestra conducted by gavin sutherland was excellent, along with the dancingpdf copy of nutcracker by english national ballet, london coliseum programme, elegant and stylish programme for winter seasonthis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the sets and costumes which were sumptuous and set in the period style of the late 19th centurythe toy soldiers and mice were superb, along with the balloon
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedpdf copy of swan lake, english national ballet london coliseum programme, elegant and stylish programme for winter seasonhas tragic ending with both prince siegfried danced by francesco frola and odette danced by erine takahashi dying at the finale by both throwing themselves off the cliff, and ending with them both being taken up into eternity on a sleighthe grouping of the swans and choreography was superb and received much critical acclaimthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance although the sets were rather bland in comparison with the roh productionthe orchestral playing by the english national ballet philharmonic orchestra conducted by gerry cornelius was excellent, along with the dancing
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