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The video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3ean-13 number read more70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by ait was also produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgethe mikado vhs video tapeshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the yeomen of the guard, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by a
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70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3torvill & dean: face the music - the tour vhs video tape supplied complete with pictured bookletreleased by polygram record operations ltdthe video tape is numbered vhs , is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3upc-a number ean-13 number read morein , this vhs video tape was 'shot at wembley, london in june and captures torvill and dean's spectcular farewell show, accompanied by an international company of talented ice dancers, plus interviews, behind the scenes footage and routines exclusive to this video'
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Some plans open up to 200 cms! the creation of the asylum of vaucluse was decided by the departmental commission of the seine during a deliberation, dated december , approved by a prefectural decree of august 26 of the following yearesquirol in his report to the government in had called not only for separate asylums to be built for the insane but for separate buildings to house different categories of the insane [des e´tablissemens des alie´ne´s en france, et des moyens d'ame´liorer le sort de ces infortune´sare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikion november , the seine department became the owner of the former gilquenière estate located in the seine-et-oise department, now the essonne department, to build, in , a lunatic asylum designed to accommodate around 600 patients, plus hospital staffthere are approximately 35 pieces, mostly mounted on tabs and the majority folding, sometimes to great sizesthe official inauguration took place on januarythe 'rapport ge´ne´ral a` mjan golstein, 'console and classify: the french psychiatric profession in the nineteenth century' (cambridge, )the planned creation was divided into two distinct operations: 1 - an asylum for 5 to 600 destitute lunatics 2 - a farm for the exploitation of the land, on which the sick would be employed the lunatic asylum of vaucluse, the third asylum in the seine department after sainte-anne and ville-évrard, opened inone very large folio volume, in half cloth and marbled boards, contained plans, maps, drawings and scale descriptions for the construction of a lunatic asylum in vaucluse (seine department), with several plans being original ink drawingsle ministre de l'inte´rieur sur le service des alie´ne´s en ' (paris, ) noted that only three asylums were built between and (rapport, page 63)some rare tears but not affecting the texts or illustrationsthe creation of such asylums was importantplease 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 storewe know from foucault's work 'discipline and punish' that the design of asylums was critical to the management of the sick, the poor and the insanea unique item, full of interest to the historian of medicinethe rash of asylum building came later, and vaucluse was one suchcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelanteri-laura, ‘la chronicité dans la psychiatrie française moderne’, annales e
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The book also contains the following spelling errors (corrected in later printings): - page 36: anglesea (eventually changed to anglesey) - page 38: two weeks holiday (eventually changed to three weeks) - page 40: clicked her break (eventually changed to clicked her beak) - page 92: as a big as a bucket (eventually changed to big as a bucket) - page 147: droobles (eventually changed to drooble's) - page 198: baited breath (eventually changed to bated breath) (see pictures) there is no writing in the book, it has been kept in a non-smoking and pet-free environment, there are no tears in the cover and pages and no stainsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe book was published by bloomsbury in and contains on one of its first pages the complete number series ‘’, which means that this is the first printing of the first edition ever printed of this bookthe book has a slight crease in the cover (bottom right in the top and bottom corner), but is otherwise in good conditionthe combination of first edition, first printing and the spelling errors makes this book highly sought-after by serious harry potter collectorsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis is an extremely rare original first edition, first printing, of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, softcoverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe book is slightly browned due to its age (see photos)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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With the following extras: • without a trace: where and why • commentary for ‘you kill me’ • so long sara sidle • william friedkin: a different take • while the cat’s away, the rats will play • commentary for ‘cockroaches’ • ‘catherine investigates’ deleted scenes • shot in the dark • tod: a bug’s life • what happened in vegas see oxfam website for delivery information read moreteam investigate the forensic details that can make all the difference between an unsolved crime and a successful arreston the night shift at the las vegas criminalistics bureau, the coxfam shop ulverston the complete eighth season of the popular us crime seriesepisodes comprise: 'dead doll', 'a la cart', 'go to hell', 'the case of the cross-dressing carp', 'the chick chop flick shop', 'who and what', 'goodbye and good luck', 'you kill me', 'cockroaches', 'lying down with dogs', 'bull', 'grissom's divine comedy', 'a thousand days on earth', 'drop's out', 'the theory of everything', 'two and a half deaths' and 'for gedda'
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The following year he joined the navygreen cloth binding with gilt printare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin good conditionhe was orphaned by the age of 4, and was cared for by his uncles captain philip hamond, and robert nicholas hamondfrom to he served in the sloop hms stromboli off the coast of south americahis explorations were the subject of his book at home with the patagonianin he went on a tour of southern spain with his uncle philip and brother johngeorge chaworth musters - at home with the patagonians: a year's wanderings over untrodden ground from the straits of magellan to the rio negro - the very rare first editionhe served in hms algiers from and saw action in the crimean war, receiving the english and turkish crimean medals(nd ed, ), and led to his being awarded a gold watch in by the royal geographical societyhe travelled with a tribe of patagonian indians for around a year“george chaworth musters was born in naples, where his parents were travellinghe was promoted to commander, but took half-pay in and took the opportunity to explore the regionplates are completeplease 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 storeincluding frontispiece and folding map of patagoniahis nickname 'the king of patagonia' also dates from this time” read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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I prefer to sell as one lot at £150 ovno, but would be prepared to split them at the following prices: - 6 x dinner plates 10can't find this pattern anywhere else at presentthis is a very attractive design in bone china by grindley potteries, which was closed inbuyer collects, or i could deliver locally or double box pack and post them at cost, currently around £8 by carrier5" diam, £7 ea 8 x salad plates 9" diam, £6 ea 7 x side plates 7" diam £4 ea 8 x soup cups 4 3/4" diam, + handles, 1 crazed (foc), £7 ea 8 x soup saucers 6 1/4" diam, £5 ea 7 x demitasse coffee cups 2 1/2" diam x 2 1/4" high, £4 ea 8 x coffee cup saucers 4 5/8" diam, £3 ea 1 x coffee pot + lid 7 1/2" high, chipped inside rim £5 1 x creamer 3 3/4" high, £10 1 x sugar bowl 3 5/8" diam, £8 1 x large serving plate 14" x x oval veg dish + lid, 8 3/4" x x oval veg dish lid, 9" long £5the main theme is blue with a subtle green, blue and orange design of grassesthere are a total of 61 pieces including the spare tureen lid, for which there is no basethe condition of nearly all the items is excellent, with very few cutlery marks on the plates, most of which can only be seen at an acute angle to the light
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This volume addresses the following questions: is it possible to speak of a generalized filipino kinship and family organization, or, is it too risky to make such a generalization because of the geographical distances and dialect differences? felipe landa jocano was a filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his works in philippine anthropology, in particular for documenting and translating the hinilawod, a western visayan folk epicthe purpose of the series is to highlight the basic features of commonly shared patterns of culture and social institutions among the different lowland filipino ethnolinguistic groupsthere are marks on the front cover and the corners are creased and bumpedthis paperback edition is in a reasonable, used conditionhowever, the text block appears to be clean a free from annotationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe has authored numerous books on various aspects of filipino society and culturejocano served as professor emeritus at the asian center of the university of the philippines and executive director of punlad research house, incoxfam bookshop hexham this book is the third in the series of integrated studies on filipino society and culture
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In this collection you'll find the following titles: - the best of fats domino - play it again - fats on fire - here comes … fats domino - fats domino (lp-album) lp’s are in vg+ to e-conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicovers are in good tot vg+-conditionantoine "fats" domino jr[3] his humility and shyness may be one reason his contribution to the genre has been overlooked[2] between and , he had eleven top 10 hitsbillboard top 40, and five of his pre- records sold more than a million copies, being certified gold[5] his musical style was based on traditional rhythm and blues, accompanied by saxophones, bass, piano, electric guitar, and drumstwo of his most famous songs are "ain't that a shame" and "blueberry hill"he died octoberone has damage in the corner[4] during his career, domino had 35 records in the u[5] his release "the fat man" is widely regarded as the first million-selling rock and roll recordplease 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 storeone of the pioneers of rock and roll music, domino sold more than 65 million records(february – october ) was an american pianist and singer-songwritercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis collection contains 6 lp’s with a few special recordings
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Includes the following albums: 'after hours with miss 'd'' (), 'dinah jams' (), 'for those in love' (), 'the swingin' miss 'd'' () and 'what a diff'rence a day makes!' ()are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidinah washington was an american singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s"the box: quality vinyl: looks unplayed cover & box: nm dinah washington ?– the divine miss dinah washington label: verve records ?– format: box set, compilation 5 x vinyl, lp, album, reissue, 180 gram5 of the best albums from one of the all time greats, together in a boxthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offerplease 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 storecountry: europe released: genre: jazz, blues product description the dinah washington boxed set contains a selection of each artist’s best-loved albums on 180g vinyl in sleeves that replicate the original artworksee pictures for detailscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The series is comprised of the following parts: 'part 1', 'part 2 - the last wedding', 'part 3 - believe it or not', 'part 4 - good mourning mrs brown', 'part 5 - triple trouble', 'part 6 - how now mrs brown' and 'part 7 - the seven year itch'carroll stars as agnes brown, mother of a feckless bunch of grown-up children, who rules her tastefully-wallpapered realm with a rod of ironjennifer gibney, fiona o'carroll and rory cowan co-staroxfam books & music romsey the complete original series of the tv sitcom based on the 'mrs brown' stage plays, written and performed by irish comedian brendan o'carrollsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This series consists of the following hand puppetsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithese were issued in limited edition in in the netherlandsconduct your own muppet show with the complete original series of 8 hand puppets from the most famous members of the show, known from the movies, theatre and televisionit is the complete series of hand puppets of the famous series and feature films of muppet showproduced by jim hensona beautiful set for the collector! read moremiss piggy, waldorf en statler, animal, the swedish chef, gonzo, fozzie bear and kermit the frogplease 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 storecondition: new/unused, without cardscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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It has been worn once by a non smoker and was dry cleaned the following dayi also have a pair of size 6 blue shoes and blue statement hat that i wore with the outfit and blue clutch bag for salethe outfit originally cost £520 when i purchased itthe jacket is dark blue with a white trim on the cuffs and the dress is a mix of blue, pink and whitethey have only been worn/used once and can discuss the price on enquiry and is not included in the £100 asking pricethis is a cabotine donna by gema nicolas mother of the bride outfit
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I prefer to sell as one lot at £150 ovno, but would be prepared to split them at the following prices: - 6 x dinner plates 10can't find this pattern anywhere else at presentthis is a very attractive design in bone china by grindley potteries, which was closed inbuyer collects, i could deliver locally or double box pack and send them by carrier at cost of around £85" diam, £7 ea 8 x salad plates 9" diam, £6 ea 7 x side plates 7" diam £4 ea 8 x soup cups 4 3/4" diam, + handles, 1 crazed (foc), £7 ea 8 x soup saucers 6 1/4" diam, £5 ea 7 x demitasse coffee cups 2 1/2" diam x 2 1/4" high, £4 ea 8 x coffee cup saucers 4 5/8" diam, £3 ea 1 x coffee pot + lid 7 1/2" high, chipped inside rim £5 1 x creamer 3 3/4" high, £10 1 x sugar bowl 3 5/8" diam, £8 1 x large serving plate 14" x x oval veg dish + lid, 8 3/4" x x oval veg dish lid, 9" long £5the main theme is blue with a subtle green, blue and orange design of grassesthere are a total of 61 pieces including the spare tureen lid, for which there is no basethe condition of nearly all the items is excellent, with very few cutlery marks on the plates, most of which can only be seen at an acute angle to the light
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To this end the following has been done: the frontispiece and the coloured illustration facing page 508 have been specially drawn, and all the othersthat, with the edition of some new drawingsfirst edition thusm dent & co london24 colour tipped plates all in very good condition, signed and dated, mountedhave been worked on to a considerable extent, and especially coloured for this editionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe colour printing has been done by messrscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe text has been revised and entirely reset for this edition’a few illustrations12 plates with tint and approx 80 line drawingshave been reproduced by the graphic photo engraving cothis book has met with a very satisfactory reception, but the publishers have feltto any great extent being now signed with both dates, andare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicomplete edition ingoldsby legendshave been added those facing page 254 and on pages vi, and 333worked on again, thoseto here present the ingoldsby legends in something like an ‘edition definitive de luxe’the coloured picturesmcfarlane and erskine of edinburgh, and the text by the ballantine press of londonof the rest, reproductions on a larger scale have been madeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerackham writes hampstead, indent and co, first published the ‘ingoldsby legends’ with about one hundred illustrations of minesuperb illustrations by arthur rackhammany of the pen drawings have beenpublisher’s: ‘it has been the desire
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Rivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapsin the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographycondition: binding copies with decent blocks2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgeslate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by cscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellpetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingendespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol i
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Yet he annihilated his opponents in the general election the following year and dominated the governing of britain for twenty-two years nearly nineteen of them as prime minister no british politician since has exercised such supremacy for so longpitt presided over dramatic changes in the country's finances and trade, brought about the union with ireland, and directed and was ultimately consumed by the years of debilitating war with franceoxfam shop evesham a lively, authoritative biography of one of the towering figures in british history who became prime minister at the age of twenty-four, written by the youngest-ever leader of the tory partythe younger william pitt - known as the schoolboy' - began his days as prime minister in , deeply underestimated and completely beleaguereddomestic crises included unrest in ireland, deep division in the royal family and the madness of the king, and a full-scale naval mutinywilliam hague's biography is comparable to roy jenkins's recent bestselling life of churchill - an eminent politician writing an outstanding prime ministerial life - and announces the arrival of a brilliant new historical writersee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe enjoyed huge success, yet died at the nadir of his fortunes, struggling to maintain a government beset by a thin majority at home and military disaster abroad; he worked, worried and drank himself to death
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Some foxing on the title and the following couple of pagesfoxing on the colour mapsthere is a very occasional foxing spot through the text block but it is remarkably clean and brightblack leather binding with tooled boards and spine, 5 raised bands on the spine, and gilt decoration on the leather infoldslarge, heavy bible dated on the main title page, on the title page to the new testamentoverall the covers are in excellent conditionrubbing at the corners and the top & base of the spine, and along the front hinge where is leather is slightly split along the lower partoxfam bookshop lymington the title continues: translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majesty's special commandthe text is in two columns with notes in the margins on both sidessee oxfam website for delivery information read moregilt page edges all round, the binding is tighton the page containing the names of the books there is a small mauve pen markyellow endpapers which are a little mottled
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In 'the seventies' gareth edwards presents his selection of wales' best six games from the seventies: the dramatic wins over scotland and france in ; the win over scotland the following year; the defeat of france in ; the overwhelming 9-34 win over ireland in ; and the magnificent victory of 16-7 over france inwhilst 'the nineties' sees rob howley presenting his selection of wales' best six games from the nineties: the first victory over england for nearly 4 years in february ; their wins over france in and ; another close win over england in ; the miraculous victory over argentina in ; and their win over south africa in june in the first game to be played at the millennium stadiumoxfam shop crawley a box set covering 3 decades of welsh rugby'the eighties' sees jonathan davies presenting his selection of wales' best six games from the eighties: davies' debut in against england; wales' victory over scotland in ; their victory against ireland: the unforgettable win over australia in ; the 3-11 win over england in ; and the comeback victory against scotland insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The union is a politically advantageous one, and the series chronicles the following three generations of the palliser dynastyin victorian england, plantaganet palliser (philip latham) and lady glencora (susan hampshire) are forced into an arranged marriage by their elders, despite the fact that they are both in love with other peoplesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop swanage box set featuring all the episodes from the long-running bbc adaptation of the novels by anthony trollope
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis box set is in excellent condition, the lps are even nearmintsleeve/box ex++ vinyl nm please pay attention to the following: the pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objecteverything is complete, the box itself, original inner sleeves, original inner sheet and of course the 72-page booksingles collection the london years, , abkco europe, 4 lp hardcover boxset, including 72 page book, original inner sheet, original inner sleevesplease 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 storerolling stones - singles collection the london years lp boxset - book, lp boxset - number of items: 1 - near mint (nm) - including: booklet / book, original inner sleeve, box very special auction of the lp box set rolling stones singles collection the london yearscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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In the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionbanias' story starts in canaanite timesjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable citywilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationwith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firm
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The clangers have more encounters with the froglets and the soup dragon in the following episodes: 'tablecloth'; 'rock collector'; 'glow honey'; 'the teapot'; 'the cloud'; 'the egg (2)'; 'noise machine'; 'the seed'; 'pride'; 'the bags'; 'the blow fruit'; 'the pipe organ'; and 'the music of the sphere'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans the entire second series of stories from a small blue planet
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This boxset contains the following mysteries: contains: body in the library, moving finger, a murder is announced, a pocketful of rye, the murder at the vicarage, sleeping murder, at bertram's hotel, nemesis, 4oxfam bookshop brighton classic murder mysteries by the queen of crime, agatha christie, filmed entirely on location and oozing period atmospherejoan hickson's gentle portrayal is the most popular miss marple ever, winning her loyal fans around the world and a best actress award from the royal television society50 from paddington, they do it with mirrors, a carribean mystery, the mirror cracked from side to side see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The 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 yearsagainst 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 eastoxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themin , 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 frontierusing 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 revengeit 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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After an opening chapter comparing the bible as a fragmented yet unified collection of 46 books with the fragmented yet unified first folio collection of shakespeare's 36 plays, each of the following six chapters matches a book of the bible with a representative play: the creation myth of genesis with the first play in the folio, the tempest, the historical epic of exodus with henry v, the tragedy of job with king lear, the tragicomedy of the gospel of matthew with measure for measure, the homiletic disputation of paul's epistle to the romans with the merchant of venice, and the apocalyptic masque of the book of revelation with the tempest againit reveals the bible as a rich source for shakespeare's uses of myth, history, comedy and tragedy, his techniques of staging, and his ways of characterizing rulers, magicians and teachers in the image of the bible's multifaceted godits intertextual readings are framed by descriptions of the historical circumstances of each work's composition and reception and by an emergent theory of allusion as a principle of creation and understandingoxfam books & music beeston oxford university press, , paperback like new oxford shakespeare topics provides students and teachers with short books on important aspects of shakespeare criticism and scholarshipeach book is written by an authority in its field, and combines accessible style with original discussion of its subjectthis book also discloses ways in which shakespeare's plays offer both pious and irreverent interpretations of the scriptures comparable to those presented by his contemporary writers, artists, philosophers and politiciansdespite the presence of hundreds of biblical allusions in shakespeare, this is the first book to explore the pattern and significance of those references in relation to a selection of his greatest playsnotes and a critical guide to further reading equip the interested reader with the means to broaden researchsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethough its subject matter and style appeal to a broad audience, this book is grounded in recent scholarship in shakespeare and biblical studies
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Yet he annihilated his opponents in the general election the following year and dominated the governing of britain for twenty-two years, nearly nineteen of them as prime ministerpitt presided over dramatic changes in the country's finances and trade, brought about the union with ireland, but was ultimately consumed by the years of debilitating war with francecontents unmarked with tight bindingpublished by bcavery good conditionblack cloth boards with gilt titles on spine with a preparatory sketch of pitt the younger by john hooper on dust jacketno british politician since then has exercised such supremacy for so long see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe biography of one of the towering figures in british history who became prime minister at the age of twenty-fourincludes many photographsoxfam shop darlington hardbackthe younger william pitt began his days as prime minister in deeply underestimated and completely beleaguered
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The following report, issued for convenience in two parts, is the resultthree months were spent in that most interesting country, mainly in the states of yucatan, chiapas and oaxacacomthis book is a reproduction of an important historical workarmour to accompany him in his steam yacht ituna on a voyage to mexicooxfam bookshop wallingford excerpt from archaeological studies among the ancient cities of mexicoin december, , a number of gentlemen, representing different branches of scientific research, were invited by mrbesides this a short paper treating of the geology, and particularly of the cenotes or natural wells of yucatan, will appear in the journal of geology of the university of chicagothe writer was a member of the party and, as curator of anthropology in the field colum bian museum, was expected to examine and describe such archaeologic remains as happened to be encountered during the journeysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefind more at wwwforgotten books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copyabout the publisherforgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic booksin rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our editionwe do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works
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This lot contains 4 issues of "conan the barbarian" from by crom this is great those books are written roy thomas with art by barry windsor smith these books have been enjoyed, we graded them the following way (see pictures) issue 16 vf/nm issue 17 vf+ issue 19 vf+ issue 20 vf everybody has his own way of looking at gradings, so please look at the pictures to get a good feel for the items listed click the fbi-comics beneath seller on the left side for combined shipping with other lots we do combine shipping and will refund the additional shipping when we have shipped the order read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease 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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This lot contains some great spider-man stories from the '70s amazing spider-man #160 featuring the tinkerer and the spider-mobile amazing spider-man #161 featuring nightcrawler amazing spider-man #162 featuring nightcrawler and the punisher classic comics with classic characters we graded those books the following way (see the pictures) #160 vf/nm #161 vf/nm #162 vf+ everybody has his own way of looking at gradings, so please look at the pictures to get a good feel for the items listed click the fbi-comics beneath seller on the left side for combined shipping with other lots we do combine shipping and will refund the additional shipping when we have shipped the order read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease 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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