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" from the foreword by dava sobel, author of longitudehis compelling narratives range from the quest to create the perfect globe to the challenges of mapping africa and antarctica, from spellbinding treasure maps to the naming of america, from ordnance survey to the mapping of monopoly and skyrim, and from rare map dealers to cartographic fraudsoxfam bookshop cheltenham maps fascinate usen route, there are 'pocket map' tales on dragons and undergrounds, a nineteenth century murder map, the research conducted on the different ways that men and women approach a map, and an explanation of the curious long-term cartographic role played by animalsfrom the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to google maps and beyond, simon garfield examines how maps both relate and realign our history, with pocket maps of dragons, mars, murders and more, with plenty of illustrations and prints to signpost the routesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the map is a witty and irrepressible examination of where we've been, how we got there and where we're goingif maps be the fuel of wanderlust, read onthey chart our understanding of the world and they log our progress, but above all they tell our stories
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" - from the foreword of a later edition307pp + 104 photographic plates at the rear"collins provides a thorough history of the new nineteenth century material and goes on to examine the theories on its architectural expression, focusing on determining role of the reinforced concrete frameit is an unmatched pioneering history of the development of reinforced concrete up tosee oxfam website for delivery information read morefinally, until very recently it was the only readily available monograph on auguste perret in englishhe argues that perret provides the first rational and effective expression of classical principles in modern constructionoxfam bookshop raeburn place in good condition - the dust jacket is in poor condition (tears to the front top and around the top of the spine and price-clipped), the book itself is in very good condition (very bright pages, no markingsit records and analyses the densely articulated, if provincial, english debate with respect to the aesthetic challenge posed by the increasing popularity of concrete from around onwards" kenneth frampton: '"concrete" remains a valuable historical text that in many respects has never been given its due
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Michael eigen, from the foreword photograph is for illustrative purposes only this copy is the samefused with this is fear that self-discovery is sinfulvery slight bumps on the corners of the cover otherwise looks unreadthis book affirms that there is something in us that works with all its might to tip the balance towards the goodreal touches real, sometimes for evil, sometimes for good, often the two indiscernible, indistinguishableunbearable agonies prompt easeful lies and falsity to escape pain and helplessnessoxfam bookshop chiswick 'to feel like an impostor is a recurrent theme among artists and to feel false as a person is a crucial theme in psychoanalysissee oxfam website for delivery information read morefusion of opposites is the rule in psychic lifecreative theft melds with destructive dreadsthe sense that one is living a lie is important to many and often goes with a sense that an important flame is waningguilt, fear and shame attaches to development and to failure to develop
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' from the foreword by fiona shawabove all, when read together, britten and pears's letters allow the clearest possible look 'behind the scenes' of one of the most productive creative partnerships of the twentieth centurythis volume comprises the complete surviving correspondence between benjamin britten and peter pearsoxfam shop magdelen street 'to read these letters is to climb up a wall and peer into the secret garden of two giants nicholas clark is the librarian at the britten-pears foundation at the red house, britten and pears's home in aldeburgh, suffolkthe 365 letters written throughout their 39-year relationship are here brought together and published, as pears intended, for the first timestroeher is professor of music history at marshall university where she is also coordinator of the music history & literature areasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreentertaining to read, domestic and intimate, the letters provide glimpses of cultural and artistic life in the twentieth century, including pacifism and conscientious objection, critical assessments of music and other artists, transport and communications development in the twentieth century, the 'aldeburgh corpses', art collecting, gossip, everyday life in an english country house, the development of the aldeburgh festival, performance practice in early music, looking after dachshunds, travel, and a host of other topics jude brimmer is an archivist at the britten-pears foundationwhile the correspondence provides valuable evidence of the development of britten's works, more significant is the insight into his relationship with pears and their day-to-day life together
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The foreword is by edward, prince of wales with his portrait on the opposite pageoxfam bookshop newport songs that won the war: daily express community songbook no embossed illustration on the front cover, vignette of 2 soldiers singing56 of the famous military songs from world war i, with melodies & accompaniment, plus another 8 with words onlythe previous owner has written on front endpaperlouis giraud good condition, clean, larger format, hardback of red cloth, black lettering & black spine cloth3   lane publications collected & edited by s  dimensions 11 x 9 ins  see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the foreword to this thoughtful examination of enlightenment, dra delightful romp through canine philosophy, this charming collection celebrates the simple wisdom and that special combination of natural earthiness and subtle spirituality that characterize humankind's best friendit need not appear as a self-styled guru or a complicated theory measuring some mysterious qualitybuyer to collect or pay p&p £1they are enlightenedbernie siegel sums it up: “dogs are healersenlightenment doesn't always come in the form we expectthey seem to have figured out how to live beautifully so much better than we humans have” in these pages, distinctive black-and-white dog images by acclaimed animal photographer zachary folk are illuminated by captions of down-to-earth spiritual wisdom “from” the dogs to us, their often confused humanssometimes it's as close as the chocolate lab bounding happily through the backyard or the lovable terrier contentedly curled up in one's lap
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Adorned with several woodcut engravings in several shades engraved by louis-joseph soulas, foreword by the author, la revue du centre , paris, pierre fénis, collectionbound at the back, the 8 printed pages of the foreword by maurice genevoix containing the handwritten corrections by the author and the mention “bon à tirer” (ok to print) with the date and signature (in sky blue ink)a very lovely and unique bookunjustified copy on van gelder (watermark perfectly legible in transparency)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiheadbands, culs-de-lampe, initials and a full-page colour illustration at the front of each of the four partscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelarge quarto (23x29 cm), xvi (foreword) - 324 ppunique copy! contemporary black half sheepskin binding in magnificent conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeprint run of numbered copies including 1 on old japan paper, 9 copies on imperial japan and 40 copies on van gelder tinted hollande paperpreserved coversuncropped pages and very large marginsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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foreword by sir ian mckellen 2jude fisher, foreword by voggo mortenseenthe making of the movie trilogyvisual companionofficial movie guidecollector's hardback editionthe fellowship of the ringthe lord of the rings
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"from the foreword by daniel anderson see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut despite an unprecedented amount of success, it hasn't all been plain sailing - there is much more to pryce than the unbridled triumph and glory on the field - and he is now ready to lift the lid and tell his side of the storyfour super league titles, five challenge cups and three world club challenge titles, almost 500 appearances at the top level and one of only three players in the modern era - alongside fellow greats kevin sinfield and paul wellens - to have been named man of the match in both the sport's showpiece events: the super league grand final (harry sunderland trophy) and the challenge cup final (lance todd trophy)"what you don't bargain for and what you don't see is the selfless team player who deferred to senior players in the team almost immediatelyauthorised autobiographywith aaron bowergreat northernin a career spanning two decades at the very top of elite professional sport, leon pryce has seen and done it allyou just don't see all of thathe knew their strengths and weaknesses and he also knew how to push the buttons of people to get them fired up when it truly matteredyou don't see the funny yorkshireman who would break the tedium of training with a joke, a smile or a commentyou don't see a student of the game who knew other playershe has quite the story to tell about his journeyone of rugby league's most successful and recognisable players of the modern era, pryce's career began when he captained england schoolboys as a teenager and he has since made over 500 appearances - including 432 in super league, the fifth-highest in history - and scored over 200 tries at domestic and international level since he became the youngest player in the history of his hometown club, bradford bulls, inpryce is also one of only a handful of players to play in the three derby games widely perceived to be the biggest in british rugby league: bradford v leeds, wigan v st helens and the hull derby, hull fc v hull kingston rovers - and he was the heart of the glory years of both bradford and st helens'Â success in the sleon pryce was quickly named super league's brightest young talent in after being crowned young player of the year - and since then, he has enjoyed a plethora of success within the gamemost importantly, you don't see that you're going to get a fella come into your club who can deliver game-changing pieces of individual brilliance that ultimately led to success in the biggest games on the very biggest stages
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Like any good book john has not missed a thing because he has taken the time to painstakingly research all there is to know about events in the history of the club' so from the time united fought off bankruptcy, through to winning the treble in , it is all here in the fascinating account of the best and worst days for unitedthis book is sure to be one for trivia fans everywhere for, as sir alex ferguson says in his foreword: 'just opening the book at any page really takes you on a tour of the history and mystique that universally attracts and surrounds manchester unitedin a handy day-by-day format, john white tells the story of manchester united so fans can go to any day of the year and look up what events happened on that day in years gone by - even on 29 february we learn that in , martin buchan became united's then record signing when he joined from aberdeen
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foreword by mervyn alexander bishop of clifton very good condition, some age yellowing to pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe builds a firm foundation for this and also addresses the stumbling blocks that can occurpat lynch begins by looking at the role and function of the catholic churchit is in their nature to do thisit then goes on to build the key elements of our faith and how to best present themfr pat lynch, founder of sion catholic community for evangelism sets a clear argument for those from a more traditional background to broaden their experience and start sharing the gospelthis book answers the questions of what is evangelism and why is it so crucialtaking this he builds a framework on what evangelism isoxfam bookshop carlisle whilst evangelism may be seen by many to be the duty of evangelical churches, it is actually central to the role of the catholic church
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Minor wormhole in the lower blank margin of the foreword (not touching text), a bit brownedhis observationes contain a number of brilliant emendationsin addition, he was the author of commentarius de sestertiis () and of an edition of hugo grotius's de jure belli et pacis (), amongst numerous other workshis son jakob gronovius was also a classical scholarare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis edition contains the whole of livy in one volumecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefull vellum binding, but worn at edges but a (very) good copytitus livius /livy [ bc - 17 ad] is mainly known for his impressive history of rome "ab urbe condita libri"- from the foundation of rome (753 bc till the death of drusus (9 ad)in , gronovius succeeded antonius thysius the younger as the 6th librarian of leiden universityour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein , he was appointed professor of rhetoric and history at deventer, and in to the greek chair at leiden, where he remained until his deathgronovius edited and annotated statius, plautus, livy, tacitus, aulus gellius and seneca's tragediesborn in hamburg, he studied at several universities and travelled in england, france and italyfirst edition of important edited version of livius by gronoviusplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitejohann friedrich gronovius (the latinized form of gronow; 8 september december ) was a german classical scholar, librarian and critic
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foreword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong kong(hong kong: the club, )chapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course ahead1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club inwith a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath thateastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred yearsin excellent, hardly-read used conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spinea huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht clubwith bibliography and lots of photographsoxfam books & music fareham chambers, gillianintroduction by vic locke, commodore
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Period green half percaline bindingone duodecimo volume of iii-314ppbinding in very good conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifairly fresh inside with some inconsequential foxingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein good condition" (from the foreword) vicaire vi, manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres du xixème, 737our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeprovenance: bookplate of eugène seligmann"the selection of these unpublished tales will further expand the point of view from which one may judge edgar poe, through the variety of topics treated in them: romantic scenes, scenes of customs, studies of the aberrations of the brain, gentle insights into true love, chaotic entanglements of passion, comedy and drama, in short, pages written under the sole poetic inspiration, such are the main elements from which these surprising tales are made upfirst edition of the french translationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitespine with false raised bands adorned with the title and author in gilded letters
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The foreword is by frank drakethis interdisciplinary book will benefit everybody trying to understand whether evolution and ethics are unique to earth, or whether they are built into the fabric of the universevery good condition with only some minor creasing to the corners of the coverchapters are authored by leading scholars from diverse disciplines-anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, cosmology, engineering, history of science, law, philosophy, psychology, public policy, and sociologytechnological civilizations that transmit signals for the benefit of others, but with no immediate gain for themselves, certainly seem to be altruisticoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street extraterrestrial altruism examines a basic assumption of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (seti): that extraterrestrials will be transmitting messages to us for our benefitsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is carefully edited by douglas vakoch, director of interstellar message composition at the seti institute and professor of clinical psychology at the california institute of integral studiesbut does this make biological sense? should we expect altruism to evolve throughout the cosmos, or is this only wishful thinking? is it dangerous to send messages to other worlds, as stephen hawking has suggested, or might humankind benefit from an exchange with intelligence elsewhere in the galaxy? would extraterrestrial societies be based on different ethical principles, or would we see commonalities with earthly notions of morality? extraterrestrial altruism explores these and related questions about the motivations of civilizations beyond earth, providing new insights that are critical for setithis question of whether extraterrestrials will be altruistic has become increasingly important in recent years as seti scientists have begun contemplating transmissions from earth to make contact
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Bass's foreword frames the study's scholarly significance and discusses its place in the nautical archaeological canonand, as a potential superhighway, the mediterranean demanded much in the way of seafaring knowledge and innovative ship design if it were to be successfully navigatedoffering an abundance of line drawings and photographs and written in a style that makes the material easily accessible to the layperson, wachsmann's study is certain to become a standard reference for anyone interested in the dawn of sea travelit is new in appearancerelying on archaeological, ethnological, iconographic, and textual evidence, wachsmann delivers a fascinating and intricate rendering of virtually every aspect of early sea travel--from ship construction and propulsion to war on the open water, piracy, and laws pertaining to conduct at seathis broad study is further enhanced by contributions from other renowned scholarsthis book brings together for the first time the entire corpus of evidence pertaining to bronze age seafaring and will be of special value to archaeologists, maritime historians, philologists, and bronze age textual scholarsthe inside is very clean and unmarkedlenz delves into the homeric greek lexicon to search out possible references to the birdlike shapes that adorned early ships' stem and sternthere are a few faint scuffs to the back cover see oxfam website for delivery information read morein seagoing ships and seamanship in the bronze age levant shelley wachsmann presents a one-of-a-kind comprehensive examination of how the early eastern mediterranean cultures took to the sea--and how they evolved as a resultvan soldt offer new and illuminating translations of ugaritic and akkadian documents that refer to seafaringhoftijzer and woxfam bookshop hampstead seagoing ships and seamanship in the bronze age levant by shelley wachsmann during the bronze age, the ancient societies that ringed the mediterranean, once mostly separate and isolate, began to reach across the great expanse of sea to conduct trade, marking an age of immense cultural growth and technological developmentthese intersocietal lines of communication and paths for commerce relied on rigorous open-water travelthere is minimal edge wearhocker provides a useful appendix and glossary of nautical terms, and george fthe author surveys the blue-water ships of the egyptians, syro-canaanites, cypriots, early bronze age aegeans, minoans, mycenaeans, and sea peoples, and discusses known bronze age shipwrecksin very good condition
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Featuring a new foreword by martin liebscher, this princeton classics edition of the great mother introduces a new generation of readers to this profound and enduring workneumann discerns a universal experience of the maternal as both nurturing and fearsome, an experience rooted in the dialectical relation of growing consciousness, symbolized by the child, to the unconscious and the unknown, symbolized by the great motherhere the renowned analytical psychologist erich neumann draws on ritual, mythology, art, and records of dreams and fantasies to examine how this archetype has been outwardly expressed in many cultures and periods since prehistorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe shows how the feminine has been represented as goddess, monster, gate, pillar, tree, moon, sun, vessel, and every animal from snakes to birdsoxfam bookshop deal this landmark book explores the great mother as a primordial image of the human psyche
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foreword by bob weir and a collection of black and white photographsinternally very good indeed with bright white pages, clear text and solid bindingoxfam shop sherwood grey boards, faded on the spine and along the lower edge of the frontthis the first edition, first printing, with all 10 numbers present(a2) see oxfam website for delivery information read moresomething sharp has marked the page block in one spothead and tail of the spine are bumped and the corners are just a touch bruisedthere is no dustjacketno marks or inscriptionthis is steve parrish's account of his thirty-plus years on the road with the grateful dead, starting in when he was nineteenalong the top edge there are 3 small water marks
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Alongside a foreword by monk and an introduction presenting a new biography of drury, analysing the relationship between him and wittgenstein, this collection features previously unpublished archival sourcesoxfam bookshop preston maurice o'connor drury was among wittgenstein's first students after his return to cambridge inthe selected writings of maurice o'connor drury brings together the best of his lectures, conversations, and letters on philosophy, religion and medicinewhether discussing philosophy, simone weil or the power of hypnosis, he makes fascinating excursions into the bearing of wittgenstein's thought on philosophy and the practice of medicine and psychiatrysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe subsequent course of drury's life and thought was to be enormously influenced by his teacherthrough notes on conversations with wittgenstein, letters to a student of philosophy and correspondence of almost 30 years with rush rhees, drury gives shape to what he had learned from wittgensteinbeautifully written and carefully selected, each piece reveals the impact of wittgenstein's teachings, shedding light on the friendship and thinking of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th centurycentral to the collection is the danger of words, the text described by ray monk as 'the most truly wittgensteinian book published by any of wittgenstein's students'
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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 kingdomillustrated with figures, graphs, and tables, this book is essential for practitioners and officials in both palliative and public health carepain 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 sufferingthis book provides you with true accounts of palliative care programs from around the world to help you meet the needs of disadvantaged clientsthis indispensable manual discusses palliative care programs in developing countries such as india, chile, argentina, saudi arabia, thailand, hong kong, malaysia, and othersoxfam 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 populationsall proceeds from sales of this book will be used to support the growth of palliative care programs in indiapain 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 prisonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepain 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 itit examines their programs, and acknowledges their successes and failures to date, with commentaries by international experts
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle the foreword to his 'mosaic' summarises clive ashman as "artist, writer, motor mechanic and qualified lawyer" - varied backgrounds shaping unique novels described belowthe still-unsolved crime clive rediscovered years later, practising as a criminal lawyerplus a second, parallel strand about what happened (cfirst released in by voreda books as a paperback, his 'mosaic' marked the 60th anniversary of a mysterious, true-life 'heritage crime' from which it's based onits much-anticipated sequel was released in , but 'two-eight-six' is also a prequel337 ad) to the roman villa the floor in question came from) 'mosaic' weaves two distinct narratives: firstly, a roman pavement found in wartime east yorkshire, england, , then a police investigation into its baffling overnight-theft, seven years laterwhat ashman calls 'the carausius stone' - a roman milepost (see his drawing on the back-cover) now forming the centrepiece to the roman gallery of the tullie house museum in carlisle, cumbria, ukthe man with whose spectacular rise and fall as british 'emperor' he is inextricably linked, including the very stone it ends atto where a junior roman officer his boss soon dubs 'triton' is drawn as rapidly into the rebel regime of that charismatic admiral-turned-usurper, mauseus carausiussee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexcellent pages, a little edge and cover wearracing in a period car they'd nicknamed 'xenobia', both men are mysteriously drawn back to the same places/crimes as in 'mosaic', with the competition number on xenobia's doors only a pointer to another parallel narrative, this time from 286 adhis 'enthralling' (to quote one reader's reviewone that starts briefly enough, in italy, with scenes from a famous road-race, the mille miglia; then those two newcastle lawyers from our own time (michael tryton & william cariss) we encounter competing over there in a modern, recreation event
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foreword written by craig's mum this book is in good condition with some shelf wear on the cover edges (bottom front, up and side of back cover)the democratic lecture hands over the decision of the lecture content to those intended to sit through it: the audiencecraig oldham is a designer, lecturer, writer, procrastinator, artist, publisher, film-maker, philanthropist, intervenor, letter-writer, theorist, website-up-putter, lamenter, conspiracist, and yorkshiremanscreen printed black and fluro throughoutthe democratic lecture is exclusively a lecture, however the topics covered have been collated in essay format in this limited edition book published by u36pp 120gsm bright white colourplan sectionvoting for a top 5 topics from a list of 40 (covering all aspects of design and industry), the majority votes cast create an ever-changing, tailor-made lecture relevant to each and every respective audienceoxfam books & music islington the democratic lecture (full title: the preposterously long titled and democratically constructed lecture about all you wanted to know but never had the opportunity to ask) is a lecture initiative led by designer and bon vivant craig oldhamcloth-bound with fluro-died gluesee oxfam website for delivery information read more40pp on mic beermat board
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The reprint has a foreword by jane grigson and an introduction by professor william t see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are 44 beautiful black and white illustrations of sixteenth century herbals plus a frontispiecethe quarter dark-green cloth-backed marble decorated boards with a gilt spine are in a good condition, if faded at the head of the spinethe text block appears to be clean and free from annotationsthe binding is firmoxfam bookshop hexham published by phoenix house, jdent & sons, this edition is a facsimile reprint of editionthe priceclipped, illustrated dustjacket is shelfworn and is rubbed along the edgesthis is a classic british botanical study - 'a mythology, a folk-lore, and a repository of magical ideas' (the jacket)it is in a good, used condition overall
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Oxfam books & music totnes the contents of this book were written before the discovery of the dead sea scrolls and are, therefore something of a foreword to the author’s the gospel of the essenesthe front cover is slightly grubbythe binding is good and there are no marks apart from the owner’s name on the top left hand corner of the inside of the coverc w daniel paperbackthe teachings of the essenes from enoch to the dead sea scrolls is the vital key to guide the reader and interpret the communions with angels of earth and heavensee oxfam website for delivery information read moreof this book he wrote “we have decided to publish the pure, original words of jesus, translated directly from the aramaic tongue spoken by jesus and his beloved disciple john, who alone among jesus' disciples noted with perfect accuracy, his master's personal teachings”
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foreword by sir rwho can resist names such as 'italian ryegrass', 'tufted hair grass'Â 'mountain hair grass', or 'yorkshire fog'? or, after turning to the index, these names of fields (all from clifton park): 'alghope', 'bowmont side', 'hayhope shank', 'longshot'Â and 'stackyard'? or this entry: 'sheep, death from swallowing grit'Â this volume's owner, one 'jpoor jacket, book in good conditionbeside a photographic illustration (plate 1) of 'the seeds used in laying down land to grass on the clifton park system'Â one comes across a wonderfully poetic list of grassesbrett'Â purchased it in foyles inthe pasture would be turned under after four to eight years, row crops grown until the humus levels declined to a threatening level, and then the field would be restored to grass/clover/herbal mixturesthe clifton park system of farming, by robert happarently "elliot developed a system of laying down land to grass, dependent on little input except a complex mixture of deep-rooting pasture seedsthis may be an unfair observation, but there can surely be few modern manuals on agricultural matters that quote both milton and confucius within the first few pages" it may be worth noting that regenerative farming of the kind recommended in these pages is currently making a comebackthis is how one online source describes it: "the interest of the book to present-day readers lies not so much in the detailed methods adopted by elliot in the field, but rather in light shed on the agricultural problems of the closing years of the nineteenth century and the picture it gives of a man of highly independent mind striving to influence his fellow farmers with rather less than no support from official sourcesoriginal dust-jacket (badly torn but still intact)indeed the board of agriculture and the newly formed agricultural colleges were supporting the 'fertilizer and feeding stuff'Â approach to farming, which in elliot's view would be largely unnecessary under a rational system of grassland managementbetween pages 52 and 53 he left interleaved an advertisement for 'stabilarsan veterinary for the treatment of blackhead in turkeys'Â (this is an example of the sort of casual ephemera that sets my own pulses racing): which suggests he was a proper farmer himself, and not just someone who approved of literary allusionsfold-out map in rearmaroon cloth boards" see oxfam website for delivery information read more'effect of turnips on'Â etc? anyone who has a deep and abiding love of our northern borderlands (still largely devoted to sheep-farming) will want to read this insightful and informative little book about tried and tested methods of farming, both traditional and modern, in the hill country of roxburghshiregeorge stapledonbut don't be fooled: this is an extremely practical book, which is why it remained in print for so many decades
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Oxfam bookshop st albans includes a foreword by stephen fry 'a classic for our time' - matt ridley known as the 'four horsemen' of new atheism, these four big thinkers of the twenty-first century met only oncetheir electrifying examination of ideas on this remarkable occasion was intense and wide-rangingthese are the heirs to voltaireeverything that was said as they agreed and disagreed with one another, interrogated ideas and exchanged insights - about religion and atheism, science and sense - speaks with urgency to our present age' - michael shermer 'the words of hitchens, dawkins, harris and dennett are needed more than everwith a sparkling introduction from stephen fry, it makes essential reading for all their admirers and for anyone interested in exploring the tensions between faith and reasonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morequestions they asked of each other included: 'is it ever possible to win a war of ideas? is spirituality the preserve of the religious? are there any truths you would rather not know? would you want to see the end of faith?' the dialogue was recorded, and is now transcribed and presented here with new introductions from the surviving three horsemen
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(printing works), london stext (letterpress and photogravure) printed by the amalgamated press ltdcombined operations prepared for the combined operations command by the ministry of information published by hmso (his majesty's stationery office first published (extract from the foreword) this record contains some account of the combined operations in general and the exploits of the command being that namecover torn on spine but all in all in reasonable condition for age, this paperback includes maps and photos showing extraordinary real images of combined ops actions, plus informative textprefer collection but would consider posting at cost read more
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