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first world war - an illustrated historybook binding:hardbackbook condition:verygoodauthor:taylor, aeach month we recycle over 23 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill sites
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Spotting and soiling to first few and last few pages, and scattered spotting elsewhere, mainly along page edgestwo annual collections of the periodical the floral world and garden guide, edited by shirley hibberd, published by groombridge and sons, londonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikino inscriptions or bookplates, text and plates generally clean and brighteach volume illustrated with twelve tissue-guarded chromolithographic plates (some with hand-finishing) and many black and white wood engravingsa few of the colour plates have a vertical crease through the middle of the plate (see photos)otherwise in overall very good condition with bindings holding firm and no loose pagesplain green cloth hardcovers with gilt title and decoration to spine, [vi], 378 ppindex, list of new plants, colour plates and wood engravings at the beginning of each volumecovers have slight scuffing with very slight wear along spine edgesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeeach volume consists of 12 monthly issues of this periodicalspeckled page edgescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available3 kg see the photos for a better idea of details and condition read more
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The british government's approach to policy-making in the field of islamic governance from the first world war through to the early cold war is the case study for this book, both because of the extensive documentation that exists on the period and because of its relevance to the current geo-political worldoxfam bookshop victoria the caliphate question combines the disciplines of theology, history, and international relations in order to approach the complex and sensitive issue of how western governments in this case the british have historically engaged with foreign policy issues that have centered around questions of theology or faithwhile the book is not a critique of current british foreign policy, it does seek to furnish policy-makers and commentators with a framework within which such increasingly necessary policy-making can be created see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop clitheroe the only book of its kind in any language, travel in the ancient world offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first egyptian voyages recorded in old kingdom inscriptions through greek and roman times to the christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuriesrich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Wells' famous, serialised account of the history of the world, from the beginnings of mankind to the first world warone or two have loose covers each volume shows some wearoxfam bookshop exeter h part 24 has a particularly worn and grubby rear cover with some water damage internallystaples are rusted see oxfam website for delivery information read more used magazines (fortnightly publication) in fair conditionsome have water stains internallypublished by newnes between and volume set, complete
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Gift republic first world problems adults party family fun card game yellow 18condition is useddispatched with royal mail 2nd class
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Paperback in excellent condition except for some water-ruffling to bottom of pagesoxfam shop cowley road softcover published by routledge,  (first published )comprehensive and accessible, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying the periodthe book is free of notes and inscriptions, and remains a clean, bright and good condition copy, which shows no signs of having been read this book explores all key aspects of the development of this ancient culture, including the ecology of the region and its famously productive agriculture, its political and economic standing, its religious practices, and the achievements of its intelligentsia'the babylonian world' presents an extensive, up-to-date and lavishly illustrated history of the ancient state babylonia and its 'holy city', babylonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehistoricized by the new testament as a centre of decadence and corruption, babylon and its surrounding region was in fact a rich and complex civilization, responsible for the invention of the dictionary and laying the foundations of modern science
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Oxfam original liverpool this book is a comprehensive record of the air services of the warring nations during the first world warthe extensive biographies are enhanced by photographsit deals with a vast selection of air aces and outstanding airment of the major power blocks of the timesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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George (rod taylor), an inventor, transports himself from his present time of to when the first world war is in full swinggeorge then moves through the decades (experiencing yet another world war) until he arrives at just when a nuclear explosion destroys londonhowever, he is then trapped in his time machine until the year where he finds the human race has been divided into two groups; the 'eloi', who live on the earth's surface and frolic under the suns rays, and the 'morlocks', a subterranean species who feed off their ground level cousinswells' famous short storyoxfam bookshop kingsbridge george pal's oscar-winning adaptation of hsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Ravensburger our first world tour puzzle is complete and in excellent condition
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War imagined: first world war and english culture by samuel hynes *excellent condition*
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W h smith piece jigsaw first world war recruitment complete ��
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Gibsons first world war centenary piece jigsaw puzzle complete ��
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The living world of animals - readers digest animal compendiumfirst it deals with animals in their natural surroundings -polar regions,coniferous forest,temperate forests, grasslands,deserts,tropical forests,mountains,oceanic islands, inland waters and oceansafter which it discusses the animal kingdom-invertebrates,fish,amphibians,reptiles,birds and mammels432 pages long great condition posting options available at extra costthen it records the past,present and future of animal life-evolution,behaviour and relations with manwith the aid of 30 plus contributors countless photographers and illustratorsa small section explores animal behaviour, then the relationship between man and animals, followed by a schematic cladogram of the entire kingdom of animalia
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At once epic in scope and extraordinarily intimate, the daughters of mars brings the first world war to vivid life from an unusual perspectiveused to tending the sick as they are, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first in the dardanelles, then on the western frontprofoundly moving, it pays tribute to the men and women who voluntarily risked their lives for peacesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet they find courage in the face of extreme danger and become the friends they never were beforeand eventually they meet the kind of men worth giving up their precious independence for - if only they all surviveoxfam bookshop cheltenham in , two spirited australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their father's dairy farm and carrying a guilty secret with them
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As the concerns of the old century fade and the first world war divides europe, the novel rises to a climax in which the value of what it means to be alive seems to hang in the balancetheir search is made urgent by the case of jacques's brother olivier, for whose severe illness no name has yet been foundthey are united by an ambition to understand how the mind works and whether madness is the price we pay for being humanoxfam bookshop knutsford "human traces" explores the question of what kind of beings men and women really arejacques rebire and thomas midwinter, both sixteen when the story starts in , come from different countries and contrasting familiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned professor charcot in paris; from the heights of the sierra madre in california to the plains of unexplored africathis is sebastian faulks's most ambitious novel yet, with scenes of emotional power recalling his most celebrated work, yet set here on an even larger scale thomas's sister sonia becomes the pivotal figure in the volatile relationship between the two men, which threatens to explode with the arrival in their austrian sanatorium of an enigmatic patient, fraulein katharina von a, whose illness epitomises all that divides them
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A highly decorated american pilot who flew for the french in the first world war, halifax was shot down in , horribly wounded and banished to africa after trying to desertwhile flying for the french during the war between the foreign legion and arab tribesman, he learns of the orteig prize, offered to the first man to fly between paris and new yorkbeige paper-covered boards, with brown cloth covered spinetext block is clean and tightsmall creases to front wraparoundsuperficial scuffs and marksglossy pictorial dustjacketgilt text to spinewoven head and tail bandssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport in a sleepy outpost in the moroccan desert, charlie halifax is living a quietly desperate life
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One of the most celebrated painters of the british golden age of illustration, which encompassed the years from until the start of the first world war, rackham's artistry still delights both young and old over a century later'the wind in the willows' is a true classic of children's literature, penned by kenneth grahame and first published init is also accompanied by a series of dazzling colour illustrations by arthur rackham ()alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a traditional bucolic version of the english thames valley - a novel notable for its adventure, mysticism, morality and unceasing camaraderiethis text contains an introduction by apresented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine grahame's masterful storytellingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremilne, the famed author of 'whinnie the pooh' and various other children's poemsthis book forms part of our 'pook press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature
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It was first published in by andrew melroseoxfam bookshop sevenoaks this is a detailed account of the first world war service of the west kent (queen's own) yeomanry and the 10th (yeomanry) battalion, known as the buffs, by charles ponsonby, lately lieutenant-colonel in the battalionthere is a previous owner name on the flyleaf and the front end paper has been neatly removedthe pages are extensively yellowed from the edges but are complete and soundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe blue buckram binding is somewhat worn and faded on the spineit includes 18 black and white plates reproducing photographs, drawings and cartoons, and four fold-out maps the volume is in good used condition, commensurate with age
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Oxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themusing newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revengeagainst the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries britain and france would rulelawrence, winston churchill and charles de gaulle, a line in the sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when britain and france ruled the middle eastthe creation of britain's 'mandates' of palestine, transjordan and iraq, and france's in lebanon and syria, made the two powers uneasy neighbours for the following thirty yearsin , after many years of intrigue and espionage, britain finally succeeded in ousting france from lebanon and syria, and hoped that, having done so, it would be able to cling on to palestinesir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgeterritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tthe deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontierit explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the arabs and the jews, and ultimately led to war between the british and the french in and between the arabs and the jews in
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Using computer-aided technology, this series brings the first world war to colour and reveals the true reality of the destruction and chaos of the waroxfam books & music bury stedmunds kenneth branagh narrates this six-part guide to wwisee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Allegorical illustration of the suffering caused by the first world warpencil and charcoal on cardstockare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisigned with monogramin very good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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first editions cassell the second world war by winston churchilldownsizing forces salefair condition with dust jackets
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A superb jigsaw taking a lighthearted look at the first world war centenary and the epic years of fortitude and sacrificethere is loads of detail with dozens of small images with humorous captions all relevant to the timegibsons kirkby in ashfield read moreit is complete and in excellent condition
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This essential volume includes a foreword written by a world leader in palliative care-jan stjernsward, former chief of the cancer and palliative care program of the world health organization and currently international director of the oxford international centre for palliative care in the united kingdomthis book provides you with true accounts of palliative care programs from around the world to help you meet the needs of disadvantaged clientspain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge explores the challenges and barriers preventing satisfactory pain management for patients who urgently need itpain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations also offers an important look at pain management programs geared toward several specific underserved populations in both developing and developed countries, including native americans and inmates in a new zealand prisonpain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge addresses issues of vital importance for the global health care community, such as: why do so many people in the developing world suffer excruciating pain for months and years, when simple inexpensive medication could make them comfortable? they get mri scans; why don't they have access to palliative care? why do some palliative care programs fail to reach the needy? how could a palliative care delivery system be adapted to local needs? why are medical and nursing students not taught the fundamentals of pain management? what direction should palliative care education take? could health care resources be channeled to deliver care in a more just and equitable manner? this book chronicles the efforts of ambitious pain management care professionals to confront these questions, working toward an end to needless, preventable pain and sufferingoxfam shop dumfries essential information for anyone involved in palliative care programs for deprived patients! in this comprehensive resource, leading healthcare professionals describe pioneering work on the front lines of pain and palliative care service planning and implementation for underserved populationsillustrated with figures, graphs, and tables, this book is essential for practitioners and officials in both palliative and public health careit examines their programs, and acknowledges their successes and failures to date, with commentaries by international expertssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis indispensable manual discusses palliative care programs in developing countries such as india, chile, argentina, saudi arabia, thailand, hong kong, malaysia, and othersall proceeds from sales of this book will be used to support the growth of palliative care programs in india
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On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned after a gruelling ocean voyage from england to australiacliff cottage, in the grounds of blackhurst manor, is notorious amongst the locals for the secrets it holds - secrets about the doomed mountrachet familyall she can remember of the journey is that a mysterious woman she calls the authoress had promised to look after hernow an old lady, nell travels to england to discover the truth about her parentagebut the authoress has vanished without a tracebut it is at cliff cottage, abandoned for years, and in its forgotten garden, that cassandra will uncover the truth about the family and why the young nell was abandoned all those decades beforeher quest leads her to cornwall, and to a beautiful estate called blackhurst manor, which had been owned by the mountrachet familywhat has prompted nell's journey after all these years?on nell's death, her granddaughter, cassandra, comes into a surprise inheritancesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a moving and powerful mystery, the forgotten garden is the bestselling second novel from author of the house at riverton, kate morton
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Oxfam bookshop st albans although the first world war is over, it seems that the hostilities are not, and when captain hugh 'bulldog' drummond discovers that a stint of bribery and blackmail is undermining england's democratic tradition, he forms the black gang, bent on tracking down the perpetrators of such plotssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey set a trap to lure the criminal mastermind behind these subversive attacks to england, and all is going to plan until bulldog drummond accepts an invitation to tea at the ritz with a charming american clergyman and his dowdy daughter
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The title is the origins of the first world warfor example: idzbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for salethe sleeve condition is newthe item format is a book paperback
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The ghost road is a vivid and unforgettable account of the devastating final months of the first world warthe regeneration trilogy:regenerationthe eye in the doorthe ghost road see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg the booker prize-winning final novel in pat barker's classic 'regeneration' trilogy - from the acclaimed author of the silence of the girls'an extraordinary tour de forcea triumph' sunday times'harrowing, original, unforgettable' independent, the closing months of the waras rivers tries to make sense of what, if anything, he has done to help these injured men, prior and owen await the final battles in a war that has decimated a generationarmy psychiatrist william rivers is increasingly concerned for the men who have been in his care - particularly billy prior, who is about to return to combat in france with young poet wilfred owenone of the few real masterpieces of late twentieth-century british fiction' jonathan coe'powerful, deeply moving
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