The fourth and sixth centuries
List the fourth and sixth centuries
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Overall the covers are in excellent conditionyellow endpapers which are a little mottledon the page containing the names of the books there is a small mauve pen markrubbing at the corners and the top & base of the spine, and along the front hinge where is leather is slightly split along the lower partthere is a very occasional foxing spot through the text block but it is remarkably clean and brightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblack leather binding with tooled boards and spine, 5 raised bands on the spine, and gilt decoration on the leather infoldsgilt page edges all round, the binding is tightfoxing on the colour mapsoxfam 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 commandlarge, heavy bible dated on the main title page, on the title page to the new testamentsome foxing on the title and the following couple of pagesthe text is in two columns with notes in the margins on both sides
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80 parcel2go the record will be shipped in a defendapak corrugated cardboard mailer for added security read morethe singers and the song - with the geoff love singers tracklist a1 sing a2 she a3 what'll i do a4 tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree a5 the old fashioned way a6 bridge over troubled water b1 spanish eyes b2 the way we were b3 the most beautiful girl b4 welcome home b5 portrait of my love b6 don't stay away too long condition lp vinyl record - excellent condition the sleeve - good condition - apart from damager to front where a label has been torn off postage to uk only - ÂŁ3
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In this collection there are stamps that were issued in the s, s, s, s, s, s and ssome of them have the backing of the envelope that they were originally attached tothe oldest stamps in this collection were issued in and possibly earlier than thatall of the stamps in this collection have been used and have the postmark on them of when they were usedthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe stamps in this collection are all in very good conditionthe places and the buildings that are shown on the stamps in this collection are basel university in switzerland, chillon castle in switzerland, basel in switzerland, wittenberg in germany, the parish church of san giorgio in switzerland, the brandenburg gate in germany, flensburg and schleswig in germany, staubbach falls in switzerland, hildeshein in germany, nafels in switzerland, wormser reichstag von in germany, zurich in switzerland, samedan in switzerland, gais in switzerland, kohlbrandbrucke hamberg in germany, wallfahrtskapelle altotting in germany, trifels and pfalz in germany, dresden zwinger raufbau in germany, the gotthard railway in switzerland, st pierre cathedral in geneva in switzerlandand, stift rein-hohenfurth in austria, sporthall in germany, lenzburg castle in switzerland, the bern lotschberg simplon railway and luegelkinn viaduct in switzerland, and schaffhausen in switzerlandoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 37 stamps showing the sights and scenery of germany, austria and switzerland
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Condition is gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd class large letterthe mamas and the papas: the best of the mamas and the papas cd ()
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The empress and the heavenly masters a study of the
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Text block is otherwise clean and tightneatly inked inscription on pre-title pagehis extravagant and hopeless undertakings, his brushes with the law and scrapes with death, and his enduring friendships and unlooked-for love affairs make him a don quixote for our day, driven from one place to another by a restless and irregular quest for the absolutesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport maqroll the gaviero (the lookout) is one of the most alluring and memorable characters in the fiction of the last twenty-five years glossy photographic paper coverssuperficial scuffs and marks
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" armed with a used leica m6 and gritty tri-x film, he and his wife made six week-long trips in the dead of winter to photograph trains along the pocahontas division of the norfolk southern railwayalso included are three essays by kahler, scott lothes, and jeff brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photographywith funding for printing provided by the kahler family charitable fund, all sales will go to support the center's worksee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe soon began making annual trips to the west virginia and eastern kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "placewinston link photographsoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the late s, david kahler was deeply inspired by seeing an exhibition of onearly one hundred images edited from this body of work form the core of the railroad and the art of place, along with a selection of earlier pennsylvania railroad steam-era photographs that reflect kahler's interest in the railroad landscape from an early age
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place the owl and the nightingale reproduced in facsimile from the surviving manuscripts jesus college oxford 29 and british museum cotton caligula akerr published for the early english text society by the oxford university press london new york toronto (for ) ex-libraryvery good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreix with an introduction by n
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All the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's world'the times compact history of the world' is the most comprehensive small-format single-volume illustrated history of the world, richly enhanced with striking maps and photographs and featuring an accessible text by leading academicsthis set is the ideal geography and history referencecarrying the authority of the times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative guide to the world - past and presentall place names on the maps are fully indexedoxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history books'the times world atlas' is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy-to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger times atlasessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam husseindetailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the worldthe introductory section presents an extensive states and territories guide along with thematic maps and statistics on major world themes giving an accurate picture of today's world
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Laurence whistler is in a matchless position to record his life, having shared so many experiences with himoxfam bookshop new milton used, good condition, hard cover with dust jacketthe hard cover has a little bumping to all four corners and to the top and bottom of the spinehe was an artist in whose work the romantic and the humorous met in a unique waythe book contains 32 pages of black and white and colour imagesyet he remained an enigmatic figure, apparently successful and never deeply happyinternally the pages are a little tanned but there are no markingsrex whistler was one of the most gifted figures of the inter-war yearsin this beautifully written and carefully researched book laurence whistler recalls his elder brother with love but with detachment, intimately and often with humoursee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas a man rex had charm and was outstandingly generous - liked by everyone and loved by manybut, even though he has always had an enthusiastic public, in his lifetime he was almost disregarded by the critics as one who had no part in 'modern' art the dust jacket is rather creased along the top edge and is discoloured in placeshe was still developing his own distinctive style when his career was tragically cut short - in he was killed leading his troop of tanks into action in normandy, aged 39
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The page edges and ends have noticeably yellowed with age see oxfam website for delivery information read moreexternally, both covers are intact with only a crease running alongside the spine from the front cover having been opened fully (see photo)there are no internal markings or annotationsoxfam books & music wells this softcover book is in an acceptable conditionthere is some light foxing across the page tops (see photo) and very some very marked foxing on the book's first page (see photo)this general yellowing has begun to creep inwards onto the text pagesall of the corners are square and the spine is unbrokenthe text and its legibility, however, are not affected by it
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe ring and the book is a long dramatic narrative poem, and, more specifically, a verse novel, of lines, written by robert browningcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit was published in four volumes from to by smith, elder & coplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"the ring and the book" by robert browning smith elder, london - first uk edition (true first edition) - voli - 244p, 14cmx12cm - condition: good, bound in fine half leather binding with some wear and rubbing to boards and spine, gift inscription to ffep, some foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisome torn pages and illustrations in both volsi: xxiv-528pp - vol ii: 483pp 21,5 x 14 cm read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefirst edition - sampson low, marston, searle and rivington (all rights reserved) - book description: 2 volsex-library set, in recent library rebinding, light blue & gilt boards, tight, new end-papers, perfect hinges, no foxing1 lacks title-page, 6 of the 21 full-page illustrations, and the large map contained in a rear pocket of the original bindingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe congo and the founding of its free state: a story of work and exploration stanley, henry mlibrary stamps and white shelf number on spines; volhave been repaireddespite these faults this is a clean, tight and pleasant to handle reading set of the first edition2 also lacks its large mapour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam bookshop chiswick dr moore's enterprising book focuses on an apparent paradox: the failure of sri lanka's highly politicized smallholder electorate to place on the national political agenda issues relating to the public distribution of material resourcessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein exploring the features of sri lanka's history, geography, politics and economy which explain this paradox, the author looks in detail at some of the dominant features of contemporary sri lanka: the political consequences of the plantation experience; the persistence of elite political leadership; and the causes and consequences of ethnic conflictsri lanka has more than fifty years' history of pluralist democracy and such issues directly affect the interests of the smallholder populationyet successive sri lankan governments have pursued economic policies favouring food consumers and the state itself at the expense of agricultural producers
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The same fascination exists in relation to roles of the narrator and the expositormany of the audience responses then were concerned with the figure of the prompter as he was seen to operate simultaneously both 'inside' and 'outside' the action of the playthe ability of such a figure to move in and out of the action, and thus different realities, characterizes a relationship to the action and the audiencesometimes these roles are overt ones; sometimes they 'double up' with roles of actors, personages or charactersthese figures are of pivotal significance in the communication of those plays in which they operateoxfam books & music crouch end interest in the content of this book has developed out of an examination of the prompter who operated in full view of the audience and offered all the lines to the playersthe purpose of this book is to investigate the nature of these roles in order to identify their influence upon the performance of medieval playsin at groningen a production of the towneley second shepherds' play focused on an examination of this conventionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch a role and its function is fascinating, not only in its own right, but also in relation to how it might inform us about the nature and purpose of presented theatre
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Light shelf wear on covers and spineoxfam bookshop hampstead to the bomb and back: finnish war children tell their world war ii stories by sue saffle between and , some finnish children were sent to sweden, denmark, and elsewhere, ostensibly to protect them from danger while their nation's soldiers fought superior soviet and german forcesvery good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis was the largest of all of world war ii children's transports, and although acknowledged today as "a great social-historical mistake," it has received surprisingly little attentionsupported by an extensive introduction, a bibliography of secondary sources, and over two dozen photographs, this book testifies to the often-lifelong traumas endured by youthful survivors of warthis is the first english-language account of finland's war children and their experiences, told through the survivors' own words
40 €
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Tissue guarded platesthe volume on the danube has a loose tissue guard at the frontispiece, and hinges cracking at end papers internallythe volume on the bosphorus has internal cracking of the hinge at the endpapers at the front and a cracked hinge at the back of the book, after the final page, and prior to the four pages of advertisementsboards show shelfwear commensurate with age, corners are bumped and scuffedblocks are tight, some foxing to pagesillustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by woxfam bookshop sevenoaks two volumes bound as a set, published for the proprietors by george virtue, 26 ivy lane, undatedgold embossed designs front and back and gold design and lettering to spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe second volume is "the danube by william beattie, mgold edges to blockthe first volume consists of "the beauties of the bosphorus by miss pardoe, illustrated in a series of views of constantinople and its environs from original drawings by wthe spines are labelled "the bosphorus and danube"in good used condition for age, bound in blue cloth with embossed design, and blind dentelle
400 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiengraved and etched by aegidius sadeler in prague cahollstein dutch 390 in perfect conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein the back a large citygood dark impressiondelivered in a museum passpeartoutplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"don't trust dangerous animals"published in by aegidus sadeler in pragueprinted on thin laid paper with large marginsthe crocodile asks the mongoose to clean his teethfable of the crocodile and mongooseour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Cover has a tiny bit of movement, but all the pages are firmly in placesome light foxing, and a few light sooty fingerprints from fireside reading presumably (all pictured)william makepeace thackeraysee oxfam website for delivery information read morea fireside pantomime for great and small children by mr m a titmarsh ioxfam shop stevenage the rose and the ring or, the history of prince giglio and prince bulbo by mrtitmarsh - macmillan miniature edition, reprint
39 €
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There is mild foxing across both dust jackets and mild stainingoxfam bookshop newport the dust jacket has a tear without loss on the front cover, chipping at the top of the spine, and a few minor tears without loss on the back coverthe dj has been price-clipped and there is a small inked number on the spinethe book itself has grey cloth-covered boards with gold gilt letteringsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenot ex-library with no notes or highlighting except the previous owner's name in neat penhowever, there are no significant flaws
35 €
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The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared millions of times online - perhaps you've seen them? they've also been recreated by children in schools and hung on hospital wallsenter the world of charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessonsoxfam bookshop wanstead condition: as new a book of hope for uncertain timessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreperhaps you saw the boy and mole on the comic relief t-shirt, love wins? here, you will find them together in this book of charlie's most-loved drawings, adventuring into the wild and exploring the universal thoughts and feelings that unite us allthey sometimes even appear on lamp posts and on cafe and bookshop windows
9 €
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The boards are a little worn around the edgesan essay on the theory and practice of art in china and japan, based on original storiesthe pages have foxingoxfam bookshop newark a small hardback reprinted see oxfam website for delivery information read more
11 €
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Hexed: the harlot and the thief volseries conclusion! raina and bob aren't going to give up on lucifer's humanity, though, and set out to save her with help from the most unexpected source-the now-human harlot
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablespecial book with a great inscription fromthe flyleaves and the inside cover are affected by worm, though the book block isn’tplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe book is loose in the bindingthe front and back cover are smudgy and stainedthe sections are loose here and thereit deserves a repairour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
31 €
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Naval battles and court eventsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spine18th-century rebackingthomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea very good copyepisodi storici a corteestc calls for 16 unnumbered pages at the rear of burnet's work, whereas other records call for 12 only, as in the present copylarge heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panel26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil warsbattaglie navalian impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , ppan impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , estc t (hooper), r (burnet), t (harris: 750 copies printed), r730 (welwood); wing b (burnet), w (welwood)including: 'battle naseby', 'general fairfax with his forces before city oxford', 'kings declaration to his gentry & army september ', 'sea fight between admiral blake and the spaniards' etccomplete with cover page and 26 large platesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
288 €
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Oxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publisheded gorman and simon pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over britain is played out across the skies of europe, from the west of ireland to the german capitalillustrated with contemporary photographs of the pilots and their aircraft, this is an enthralling and original account from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and, above all, humanitythere is a small worn patch near the top of the spine of the dust jacket and slight bumping to the top of the spine and the corners of the front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome will be new to many readers: the new zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the royal navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of british and german pilots; the swiss baron who claimed to have destroyed six british fighters in a day; the vainglorious commander whose raf squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt nazi invasion plans; and the german bomber pilot who fought the first battle involving foreign troops on british soil since culloden - before repairing to a pub for a pint with soldiers who had taken him prisonerwe experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the worldotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pages
8 €
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First published ; this is the scarcer danube edition of fair conditiontext block is clean/intact and free from highlighting or other notesthere was a lot of fear of nuclear war and it was also the time when people began to say that the orient had a certain wisdom to impartso koestler went to india and to japan to test this ideaoxfam bookshop newport this book was written at a time when there was a sense of malaise in europe - people felt that western civilisation was on its last legs and did not have much to contribute any moresee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe had reached the limits of rationalisation and the enlightenment, and the spiritual traditions of asia had something special to teachex-library with usual stamps and markings
10 €
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff "the creation and destruction of social capital" subtitled "entrepreneurship, co-operative movements and institutions" the authors are academics at, respectively, the university of southern denmark and the university of aarhussee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno marks or inscriptionsa softback book in as new/very good condition
9 €
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Some marking and sunningcondition: goodboards have wear and rubbing with bumpingoxfam bookshop stratford upon avon hamlet, the film and the play, edited by alan dent london, world film publications ltdpages and binding are presentable with no major defectsun-clipped illustrated jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine99 see oxfam website for delivery information read morejacket is moderately marked and has damage, creases, chips and tears mainly to the edges, corners and spine, with some areas of lossquarto, unpaginated
7 €
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Whether it was swept away by a force ten gale on the welsh coast or suffering copious amounts of food poisoning on a brave trip to the south of france, family holidays alwaysleft them battered and bruisedemma's memoir,the tent, the bucket and me,is a painfully funny reminder of just what it was like to spend your summer holidays cold, damp but with sand between your toesfor emma kennedy, and her mum and dad, disaster always came along for the ride no matter where they wentwith just a tent for a home and a bucket for the necessities, we would set off on new adventures each year stoically resolving to enjoy ourselvesfor the seventies child, summer holidays didn't mean the joy of centreparcs or the sophistication of a tuscan villabut despite a brave new world of casio hand-held calculators and digital watches, one thing remained the same: the family holidaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham growing up in the seventies, we were on the brink of the modern agebut they never gave upthey meant being crammed into a car with grandma and heading to the coast
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