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Oxfam shop brentwood a short history of our own times from the accession of queen victoria to the general election of by justin mccarthythe spine has five raised bands with fancy gilt decorationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebrown leather coverpublished by chatto & windusthere is rubbing to edges of spine and wear at corners; also some minor scratches on leather coversome minor spotting to few pages at front and backcrest on front in gilt for stationer's school and school prize label inside for pages with marbled edgespages inside in good condition
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But, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction  from robert harris and ian mcewan to andrew hodges' biography of turing what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? what was life like for them an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? sinclair mckay's book is the first history for the general reader of life at bletchley park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed angus wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) of a youthful roy jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other's worksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis country house in the buckinghamshire countryside was home to britain's most brilliant mathematical brains, like alan turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology  indeed, the birth of modern computingthe military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the battle of the atlantic and the war in north africaoxfam bookshop cheltenham bletchley park was where one of the war's most famous  and crucial  achievements was made: the cracking of germany's enigma code in which its most important military communications were couched
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A bronze general election medal unopened in it's presentation box depicting labour party wins in ,reduced price read more
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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 ministersee oxfam website for delivery information read more no british politician since has exercised such supremacy for so longoxfam 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 partypitt 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 francedomestic crises included unrest in ireland, deep division in the royal family and the madness of the king, and a full-scale naval mutinyhe 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 deaththe younger william pitt - known as the schoolboy' - began his days as prime minister in , deeply underestimated and completely beleagueredwilliam 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 writer
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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 ministerincludes many photographsblack cloth boards with gilt titles on spine with a preparatory sketch of pitt the younger by john hooper on dust jacketthe biography of one of the towering figures in british history who became prime minister at the age of twenty-fourno british politician since then has exercised such supremacy for so longcontents unmarked with tight binding see oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished by bcaoxfam shop darlington hardbackvery good conditionpitt 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 francethe younger william pitt began his days as prime minister in deeply underestimated and completely beleaguered
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Funko pop- the purge election year - betsy ross #810 will be sent 2nd class signed for
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The general armory of england, scotland, ireland and wales general armory two: alfred morant's additions and corrections to burke's general armory / edited and augmented by cecil rsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Pears aims to relate the general to the particular within a clearly delineated framework, thereby hoping to make wittgenstein more accessible to students of philosophy and to non-specialiststhe work as a whole is designed to fill a gap in the literature on wittgenstein, and the doctrines and ideas chosen for close discussion are those which the author believes reveal the general structure of wittgenstein's thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis volume covers his later philosophy from onwardsvolume i and ii form a continuous study of wittgenstein's philosophy, but they are designed to be read independently of each otherspine is creased, and there are annotations throughout, but the book is otherwise in good conditionoxfam bookshop preston this is the second of two volumes which describe the development of wittgenstein's philosophy from the "notebooks" and the "tractatus" to "philosophical investigations" and his other later writingsit traces two lines of thought, one starting from the treatment of solipsism in the "tractatus" and the other developing out of the early theory of language proposed in that book
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Oxfam bookshop keynsham the imperial gazetteer; a general dictionary of geography, physical, political, statistical and descriptiveboth volumes show wear and tear to the outer leather coversdecorative spines with raised bands, titles in goldthese two volumes are bound in full leather with marbled boardsthere is all some minor creasing but generally the internal pages and clean the dictionary is beautifully interspersed with etched illustrationsboth volumes show some foxing particularly present on the first few pages up until the title page  see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe leather on the front and back covers has a cross hatched embossed pattern on itthere is lots of embossed gold detail to the spine and the edges of the front and back coverscompiled from the latest and best authoritiesthere is some small tears, stains and some significant scuffing to the leather to the top and bottom and corner edgesthe top, bottom and fore edges of both volumes are marbled, the internal marbling is in beautiful conditionthe front and back covers of both volumes are starting to detach slightly interally along the gutter but the binding otherwise feels tightpage is completely detached in volume 1 but still present
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L s amery general editor - the times history of the war in south africa 7 volume set - sampson lowe - hardbacks - cm x 16 cm vol pages lacks general map to front pocket - these were bought separately vol pages vol pages vol pages folding map to front and rear pockets vol pages - folded map to rear pocket webbing showing to board spine junctions otherwise fine vol pages vol pages - this is the supplement to the first 6 volumes all 7 books are in reasonably good condition all bindings good a shake here and there 2 loose portrait pages surface wear to boards and spines - a rare complete set read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Decent copy of a facsimile print of william cavendish' 'a general system of horsemanship in all it's branches', originally published in london inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis is copy no465 and is based on an original one made available by the bibliotheek van de faculteit geneeskunde in utrechtthe book is an imitation leather hardcover (sewn) with 142 ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeand contains black and white illustrationsin good conditionthe colophon mentions that the facsimile print is published by stichting de hoefslag, without location and date, in an edition of numbered copiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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A unique copy of this souvenir gifted from the trades union general secretary to sir henry slesserincludes an enclosed letter from the general secretary of the trades union to sir henry slesser see oxfam website for delivery information read moresouvenir editionoxfam bookshop aberystwyth leatherboundslightly work cover and some slightly warped pages, otherwise fine condition
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A high quality bronze medal awarded for service in the general strike of may , comes in its original case, diameter of medal 51mm, thickness 2mm
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Limited edition, , by bausch & lomb, pearlized general brow barin excellent conditionvintage ray ban 'the general' 50th anniversary sunglasses
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The remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipthere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp ÂŁ149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgethe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessan 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp ÂŁ149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticecan post extra ÂŁ3the box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chĂ·gyam trungpa on the reverse sidethrough these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifealso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cards
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Contents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the bookoxfam shop ulverston originally published in this is the fourth edition, reprinted insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Dioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: these dated and published 6 volumes were carefully updated with new revised information at the timeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidouble-page colour maps and black and white engravings in the six volumesvolumes 3-6 other volumes similar layoutour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe imperial gazetteer of england and wales; six volumesdouble page plan of london, metropolitan burghs and southern and eastern environs and a double page plan of the town & burgh of liverpool with birkenhead25 pages of maps and also engraved viewscomprehensive gazette all towns and villages and communities without a church called hamlets throughout england and wales showing details of eacheach volume has maps & engraved views protected by tissue guardsall in alphabetical order the history topography industry and situation of eachthe 6 volumes dated contain about printed pages in each volumearranged in double columnsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume 2 plan of hull for the frontispiece an engraved view of liverpool coloured maps of the channel islands, and a double page plan of leedsthe volume covers are a little fragile but volumes are considered as a reading copy generally in a fair conditionpacked with interesting information on the many towns and villages throughout england and walesvolume 1 coloured chart of the bristol channel for the frontispiececatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Its story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmin 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 forceswilson 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 twainjohn 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 regionin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itselfjohn 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 city" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationbanias' story starts in canaanite timeswith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianity
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicover page; 722 numbered pages, inside, 16 tipped-in engraved plates, depicting french views except for one, depicting mont blanc seen from chamounibookplate of thomas fitz gerald on the front counter-plateeach volume is illustrated by copious engravingscoeval full havana-coloured binding with embossing and gold edging on the plates; spine redone with inadequate leather; marbled edges and endpapersour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehere we describe the fourth volume of the original london edition, which tells of the trips to francethe first story is "a journey to paris in the year " by dra six-volume american edition of pinkerton's travel collection was published in philadelphia incopy in good condition, except for the redone spine and sporadic mildew or yellowingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe last two narratives concern the mountains: horace-bénédict de saussure’s story "an account of the attempts that have been made to attain the summit of mont blanc"; and louis-fransois ramond's "journey to the summit of mont perdu" dates back tocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemartin lister, an english naturalist and physician; travels during the years and followed, with a focus on the agricultural resources of france described by the agronomist arthur youngfourth volume of a collection of the most renowned and interesting travels in all parts of the world, consisting of 17 volumes written by the scottish historian and poet john pinkerton, published for the first time in britain in
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Set in a galaxy far, far away after the events of 'star wars episode ii - attack of the clones' () and before 'star wars episode iii - revenge of the sith' (), the series follows the adventures of obi-wan kenobi (voice of james arnold taylor), his apprentice, anakin skywalker (matt lanter), and rebellious female jedi fighter ahsoka tano (ashley eckstein)the episodes are: 'water war', 'gungan attack', 'prisoners', 'shadow warrior', 'mercy mission', 'nomad droids', 'darkness on umbara', 'the general', 'plan of dissent', 'carnage of krell', 'kidnapped', 'slaves of the republic', 'escape from kadavo', 'a friend in need', 'deception', 'friends and enemies', 'the box', 'crisis on naboo', 'massacre', 'bounty', 'brothers' and 'revenge'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop wellington the complete fourth season of the cgi-animated series
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Oxfam bookshop west bridgford three cd's in plastic wallet with notessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreset in a galaxy far, far away after the events of 'star wars episode ii - attack of the clones' () and before 'star wars episode iii - revenge of the sith' (), the series follows the adventures of obi-wan kenobi (voice of james arnold taylor), his apprentice, anakin skywalker (matt lanter), and rebellious female jedi fighter ahsoka tano (ashley eckstein)the episodes are: 'water war', 'gungan attack', 'prisoners', 'shadow warrior', 'mercy mission', 'nomad droids', 'darkness on umbara', 'the general', 'plan of dissent', 'carnage of krell', 'kidnapped', 'slaves of the republic', 'escape from kadavo', 'a friend in need', 'deception', 'friends and enemies', 'the box', 'crisis on naboo', 'massacre', 'bounty', 'brothers' and 'revenge'the complete fourth season of the cgi-animated series
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The volumes were selected by, and under the general editorship of, british historian felipe fernandez-armesto, and published by the folio societysee oxfam website for delivery information read moret clanchy3) england in the later middle ages written by mh keen4) england under the stuarts written by gr elton2) early medieval england written by mvolumes come without slipcase a history of england () is a series of reprints of twelve classic, magisterial volumes of different periods of english history, together constituting a continuous history from ancient roman times to the end of the 20th centuryoxfam shop hebden bridge 5 x volumes: 1) england under the tudors written by gm trevelyan5) anglo-saxon england written by peter hunter blair edition
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It has clearly been cared for and the condition is very good but of course it shows the general patina of household use with some light scuffsthe chest is extremely useful with a large amount of storage and the camphor chest is a very welcome feature for moth protectionbuyer can collect in personwe are selling reluctantlythe large camphor lined chest, which contains a removable interior tray, is above the drawers and is opened by a full size lidthere are 4 small drawers and one large drawer at the base and it is supported on square cut bracket feetcamphor chests like this with drawers are extremely rare and hard to findthe chest is believed to have originated in china and the carvings in the case are amazingi cannot find another one like this anywhere onlinecash on collectionwe have a quirky house which we are re-arranging and cannot find a place to appropriately fit this pieceit’s dimensions are:- - width 90cm - depth 45cm - height 107cm this very rare and striking piece has an incredible aroma of camphor when the top lid is openedthe lid has a brass supporting stay, brass hinges and a brass engraved haspit may be possible to help with delivery within 40 miles of tunbridge wells read morethis is a beautifully carved large oriental chest of drawers with a camphor top chest
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Looking at topics such as evolution, emotions, sexuality, and death, goodenough writes with rich, uncluttered detail about the workings of nature in general and of living creatures in particularbut in the sacred depths of nature, eminent biologist ursula goodenough shows us that the scientific world view need not be a source of despairindeed, it can be a wellspring of solace and hope
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Oxfam bookshop newport the purpose of this prologue is to give readers a general overview of the characters that are present, why they are present there, and what they will be doingbeige cloth covered spine with red textcream paper covered boards with black and gold text and decoration to frontfoxing to text blocksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe narrator begins by telling us how it is the season in which people are getting ready to make a pilgrimage to canterburyillustrations protected with tissuethe pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travelendpapers discolouredscuffs, marks and soiling to boardssome pages uncut
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This book is in fair to good condition for its age; the binding is very slightly detached at the top and bottom of the spine; there is a little foxing to the first couple of pages and there is general wear to the cover particularly the corners see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop aylesbury publication date unknown but believed to be pre  on the first and last page is the previous owner's namethis is a book of traditional carols (contains music and lyrics) and includes beautifully illustrated b/w and colour illustrations by treyer evans
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Hardback edition excellent condition ideal for someone studying veterinary nursing, horse care or animal care courses or maybe of use to someone who has a general interest in caring for a horse/ailmentshere we have my daughter's the veterinary care of the horse bookshe used it to help with her studies at collegewe live in gwaenysgor above prestatyn no offers on price, as this book is very expensive to buy
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Excellent condition hardback edition ideal for someone studying veterinary nursing, horse care or animal care courses or maybe of use to someone who has a general interest in caring for a horse/ailmentshere we have my daughter's the veterinary care of the horse bookshe used it to help with her studies at collegeno offers on price can post at buyers expense read more
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general condition is fairinterior is foxed originally published by crosby lockwood in this reprint is datedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprinted boards which are maked and wornoxfam books & music fareham the elementary principles of naval architecture chiefly as applied in the construction of wooden vessels compiled for the use of beginners by james peake
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