The genius of the century
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Portfolio benito jacovitti, the genius of the centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimade in september by the association of friends of comics città di castelloour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions: 25x35 cm read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecomplete with 8 printsin a preserved state as newcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The mark of the century (eclx/d if additional sit there in the first stamps with unique stamp stamped on see image the booklet is 21 by 15 cm and contains 70 pages point it still looks cool! read morejacobs) was commissioned by the belgian center for comic story and the post on the occasion of the french and belgian mail of the stamps devoted to blake and mortimer this beautiful luxury editi is limited to 500 copies numbered from i to d this is copy no
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Probably from around the turn of the century ofare 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 storeconsists of an upper and lower cabinetantique linen press, with drawer and 2 doorsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplenty of storage space and of course especially as an ornamental piece of furniturecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop st albans a history told largely in pictures of the first third of the twentieth century, seen through british eyessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Green hardback book 'the pageant of the century' from with foreward by hbuyer collects, ashtead
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Christo at the end of the century exhibit entry ticket in tokyofree uk postage! free uk postage! read moreclean and unused
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Christo at the end of the century exhibit entry ticket in tokyofree uk postage! free uk postage! use your credit card and pay me with paypalclean and unused
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for the voice of the century (ltddeluxe edition) (in
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This practise ceased at the turn of the century in order to preserve the ancient wall piecespaper size 26" x 23" approximatelysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop redruth beautiful original inkstick rubbing from a stone template depicting a horse drawn chariot on a delicate tissue paperthis contemporary piece would have been taken from a stone carving or cast made specifically for the purpose of rubbing and are still made and sold by monks in china and thailandthe work will arrive rolled in a tubewe had a donation of several of these works on paper, so please check our other items if you are interestedthese rubbings originate from asia and initially were made by monks from the old carvings within the temples
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Deon and angelo are professional thieves who, along with the perfect crew, want to commit the heist of the centurywill they secure their future fortune?their target is a ruthless drug dealer in chicago
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Angelo and deon want to commit the heist of the century against cartel drug dealers in chicago
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"the genius of photography" examines the evolution of photography in its wider context: social, political, economic, technological and artisticthis is a major book for anyone who wants to know more about one of the most important art forms of the 21st centuryaccompanying the first major television history of this ever more influential artform, this landmark book explores the key events and the key images that have marked the development of photographythis is a large book measuring 305 x 240 x 26 mm and weighing 1 7 kg, however, this is still within the limit to not affect the postage costthe dust jacket has creasing to the top edge and bumping to all four corners and also the top and bottom of the spineall the pages are clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit brings a critical perspective and a strong aesthetic sense to the subject, but above all it is primarily a narrative historythe inner edge of the back board is damaged down the length where it joins to the spine, however, the binding of the pages is still soundthere is a very small tear (about 5 mm) at the bottom of the spinethe hard cover has a little bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but the corners are goodat the heart of the book is a quest to understand what makes a truly great photographit begins with the earliest days of the photograph in the s and ends with an examination of the state of photography today and the effect that the 'digital revolution' will have, changing not only how we look at a photograph but what it is in a physical sensethis book examines all the different genres of photography from landscape and portraiture to news and reportageoxfam bookshop new milton used, fair condition, hard cover with dust jacket
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The genius of birds by jennifer ackerman (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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He explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchjĂĽrgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionhe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railways
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Double play - genius or drunk sw (mint/new)dice, paints, & suppliesreference booksthe condition of the item you will receive is sw (mint/new)our grading system is listed below for your perusal
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centuryin this book, a team of leading scholars consider these important transformations in the english monarchical polity, ranging widely to consider relations between the various parts of the isles throughout the sixteenth centuryyet its authority was not easily enforced beyond the more developed south-east and midlands and it was exercised indirectly in wales and ireland, while scotland was an independent monarchythe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby the early seventeenth century, the london-based english government had developed and extended its effective authority over the north and wales, ireland was subjugated and colonised, the english and scottish crowns unitedchapters focus on political history and ideas of the state; the change in religion; britain's overseas role; the economy and society; and the renaissance in cultural life in this perioda little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownwith the english bible and shakespeare, english had reached the maturity of a potential world language, while the british peoples stood poised on the edge of a global expansionthe book also includes a detailed chronology, maps, illustrations, and a guide to further reading to provide a full and dynamic picture of this significant era in british historyat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensual
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A heraldry work, considered fundamental to the study of the connections through which the british aristocracy developed, from the early years of the kingdom until the seventeenth centurya very good copy of john guillim's work () on heraldry, which "would remain the standard textbook on english heraldry until the second half of the 18th century, and is still regularly used by heralds in the 21st century" (odnb)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeas also a true register of the blazons of all the knights of the garter, from the first installment to the last: and also of all the baronets from their first creation to the lastestc: r read moremanuscript on the first blank sheet that does not affect the text?nius labor multorum laborem allevat[pp, [pp, pp, pp, pcover page restored with vintage paperwoodcut brand on the cover page, numerous coats of arms, some coloured by hand, woodcut historiated initials and woodcut headpiecesthis heraldry treatise is beautifully illustrated by dozens of large tipped-in plates, some hand-coloured, depicting the blazons of the most important families of the english nobilityinterlaced with much variety of history, suitable to the severall occasions or subjectscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablespine restored later, with gold title on a dark moroccan leather labelbookplate on the back of the front edgefaithfully collested by francis novver arms-painter (and student in heraldry) in bartholomew lane, londoncorrected and much enlarged by the author himselfe in his life time: together with his own addition of explaining the tearms of haw|king and hunting, for the use and delight of gentlemencoeval full leather bindingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifor jacob blomelondon, printed by tgeneral wear on the outsidecoeval handwritten notesadded about three hundred new coats and bearings of eminent families, in their proper sections, never before insertedstill an important source of study enriched by hundreds of illustrations of coats of arms and blazonsquod quisque privatim accipit, tenetur in communem usum depromerebright pages with large tipped-in plates, some coloured by hand, depicting the coats of arms of english aristocratic familiesfull title: a display of heraldrie: manifesting a more easie access to the knowledge ther|of then hath hitherto been published by any, through the benefit of method; wherein it is now reduced by the study and industry of john guillim late pursuivant at armes
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Covering the period 15th - 19th centuryit stayed in use until the beginning of the 19th centurysamshuijzen, jelle catalogue of a collection of 225 old watermarks 15th - 19th century rockingstone wageningen, rockingstoneare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki¶ limited edition of 25 numbered copiessize of the paper samples: caone of the most popular watermarks afterour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesoftcover, oblong, 99 ppthis includes a box with 26 samples of the paper (without watermarks) as described in this catalogueplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea large part was made by dutch papermills, but also by english, french, german and portugese papermillssome groups of watermarks: - arms of amsterdam used between - vryheit in wreath, lion, spear and seven darts - vryheit in crowned circle pro patria - garden of holland or maid of dordrecht pro patriasome names: honig, blauw, pannekoek, pieter van der ley, van gelder, koning & desjardin, proost, wendelin richel, vierevant, gerrevink, middelink, koldewyn, etccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith a description of each sheet with back-lit pictures of all the watermarks and a cd-rom with all the files of the pictures of the watermarks
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6 x 19th century - plates illustrative of natural history - double sided & laid on linen josiah wood whymper wood engraving, hand coloured at time of publicationdimensions: " high x " wide the prints have been taken from a broken 19th century volume which had been put together with the prints laid back to back on linen which gives the buyer the choice of which print to display and has also given the paper prints added strengtha great addition to any early collection of natural history prints which have been hand coloured when published "price 3/4d plain; 2d coloured"published under the direction of the committee of general literature and education, appointed by the society for promoting christian knowledge, condition: good - prints laid back to back on linen - handling marks and minor creases as per pictures - very strong because of the linenclay, son and taylor printerspublished by the society for promoting christian knowledgejosiah wood whymper () was an english wood-engraver, book illustrator and watercolouristpostage via registered post ÂŁ - sent flatplates illustrative of natural history, with a short description annexed to each plate
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It is on this small scale etchings that callot could develop his genius at it's bestare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikienormously popular and much copiedbibliography: jules lieure, 'jacques callot, catalogue de son oeuvre gravé', 3 vols, paris read moreii / iv before the numberlieure describes this suite as very nice work, extremely delicate, and it is rare to find it complete in beautiful proofs rendering all the finesse and all the value of the etchingsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith full plate border and tread margins mounted on a collection sheetin rome; in florence, working for the medici; in returned to nancy, where he settled and marriedetching reference: lieureguaranteed originaljacques callot () etcher and draughtsman, born nancyexcellent early impression of the second state on four before the numberplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefrom a series of sixteen plates about the martyrdom of the apostlesmartiryum appostolorum, martyrdom of st bartholomew, tied to a ladder set on a scaffold, with two executioners flaying him, and crowd attending the torture; in the upper part, a second representation of the saint, in glorydied suddenly inmost of his plates were published by his friend israel henrietcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe first state before the publishers address is described as extremely rare by lieure
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'when the lights come out at sundown along the shores of scotland, i am proud to think they burn more brightly for the genius of my father!'robert louis stevenson was the most famous of the stevensons, but not by any means the most productivethe lighthouse stevensons, all four generations of them, built every lighthouse round scotland, were responsible for a slew of inventions in both construction and optics, and achieved feats of engineering in conditions that would be forbidding even todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe same driven energy which robert louis stevenson put into writing, his ancestors put into lighting the darkness of the seasthe lighthouse stevensons is a story of high endeavour, beautifully told; indeed, this is one of the most celebrated works of historical biography in recent memoryoxfam shop colne road an exciting new edition of bella bathurst's epic story of robert louis stevenson's ancestors and the building of the scottish coastal lighthouses against impossible odds'whenever i smell salt water, i know that i am not far from one of the works of my ancestors,' wrote robert louis stevenson in
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Long after graduation, rosenberg remains haunted by this "spinoza problem": how could the german genius goethe have been inspired by a member of a race rosenberg considers so inferior to his own, a race he was determined to destroy? spinoza himself was no stranger to punishment during his lifetimerosenberg is stunned to discover that goethe, his idol, was a great admirer of the jewish seventeenth-century philosopher baruch spinoza over the years, rosenberg rose through the ranks to become an outspoken nazi ideologue, a faithful servant of hitler, and the main author of racial policy for the third reichyalom explores the mindsets of two men separated by 300 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebecause of his unorthodox religious views, he was excommunicated from the amsterdam jewish community in , at the age of twenty-four, and banished from the only world he had ever knownthough his life was short and he lived without means in great isolation, he nonetheless produced works that changed the course of historystill, his spinoza obsession lingeredoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells when sixteen-year-old alfred rosenberg is called into his headmaster's office for anti-semitic remarks he made during a school speech, he is forced, as punishment, to memorize passages about spinoza from the autobiography of the german poet goetheusing his skills as a psychiatrist, he explores the inner lives of spinoza, the saintly secular philosopher, and of rosenberg, the godless mass murdererby imagining the unexpected intersection of spinoza's life with rosenberg's, internationally bestselling novelist irvin d
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitheir sound is heavily influenced by mid-sixties garage and punk-rockthe firebirds band from groningen, the netherlands11 singles from: the perverts ?– (i'm in love with the) headcoat girl label: teen scream records ?– tsr format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, ep country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: garage rock media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic seal1 single red vinyl: the firebirds ?– on special request label: teen scream records ?– tsr format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, ep, limited edition, 7 singles printed in red vinyl country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: surf, lo-fi, punk media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new single in open plastic sealthe waistcoats garage rock'n'roll band from groningen, holland formed in by three friends and a dog, according to waistcoats drummer jack "genius" outhuisour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeespecially for vinyl resellers, a total 42 singles from four dutch 90’s garage bands on the label teen scream records (tsr)members: arnold veenkamp, gerhard rinsma, hans dallinga, titus smid, tombaka 13 singles from: the firebirds ?– on special request label: teen scream records ?– tsr format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, ep country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: surf, lo-fi, punk media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic seal(teen scream records) al the singles are still new and in a open plastic seal the condition is: media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! note: there is one special single in red vinyl from the firebirds, there only 7 copies made13 singles from: ubangi 4 ?– red hot rod label: teen scream records ?– tsr format: vinyl, 7", ep country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: rock & roll media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic seal the perverts dutch garage rock nederbiet band from amsterdam active in the 90'splease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe singles are from the archive of the former owner of tsrubangi4 90’s band from the frisian city of leeuwarden the dutch band members ronnie pietersma, leo de blaauw, leo van der rol en herman scheltinga4 singles from: waistcoats* / beyond lickin' ?– untitled label: teen scream records ?– tsr-004 format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: garage rock, punk media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic sealcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablenotes debut single for both band and label
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Watching the pair with a beady eye, is an outsider, a cripple, destined to become the genius of his age - the poet alexander popearabella is in need of rich husband, but knows that girls have been ruined by risking an affair like the one she contemplatesthe object of her desire is also flirting with a perilous jacobite plot against queen anneoxfam bookshop st albans what would you do if you were faced with a dangerous temptation you feared you couldn't resist? "the scandal of the season" tells the story of the real-life seduction of the beautiful, clever arabella fermor by the charming, enigmatic nobleman robert petre, seventh baron of ingatestone see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It is on this small scale etchings that callot could develop his genius at it's bestare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikienormously popular and much copiedbibliography: jules lieure, 'jacques callot, catalogue de son oeuvre gravé', 3 vols, paris read morelieure describes this suite as very nice work, extremely delicate, and it is rare to find it complete in beautiful proofs rendering all the finesse and all the value of the etchingsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith full plate border and tread margins mounted on a collection sheetii / iv guaranteed originalin rome; in florence, working for the medici; in returned to nancy, where he settled and marriedetching reference: lieurejacques callot () etcher and draughtsman, born nancyexcellent early impression of the second state on four before the numberplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefrom a series of sixteen plates about the martyrdom of the apostlesmartiryum appostolorum, martyrdom of st matthias, speared to death before an altar; in the upper part, a second representation of the saint, in glory, standing with the instrument of his martyrdomdied suddenly inmost of his plates were published by his friend israel henrietcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Very decorative 17th century dutch bronze cooking pot / grape with wrought iron handlecheck out the photos for a good impression of the condition and execution of this attractive 17th century itemare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe ends of the wrought iron handle feature a nicely forged curlour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe grape is in a very good, original and used condition and has a nice patinabeautiful wear and tear at the handleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitediameter: 22 cmthe lot will be packaged with care and shipped registered by postnlcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Prepare to cringe in fear at the maniacal monstrosity of matt groening's geniusoxfam shop darley street a halloween collection of things that go bump in the night - namely the inimitable bart simpsonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealso see lisa possessed by musical evil spirits in the exorsisterwhat is halloween without the simpsons annual special, and what is the annual special without bart simpson's treehouse of horror? this long-awaited follow-up to the bestselling bart simpson's guide to life continues the impressive roll call of harpercollins's simpsons publicationsand in another spooktacular story, gasp in horror as a sleazy old enemy gets a slimy new look in a tale of murder, mayhem and mucus that bart calls sideshow blobmarvel as lisa combines human dna from homer's toenail clippings with a venus flytrap to create a giant donut-eating plant in little shop of homersand just when you thought the terror was over, you'll chew your nails to the quick as springfield succumbs to the immigration of the body snatchersprepare to be scared, very scared - and very entertained, as bart provides a little bit of black magic
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Oxfam bookshop victoria takes a close-up look at the document that has made the united states of america the world's longest-surviving democracy and warns that the constitutional process is at risk, tracing the history of the constitution and how it came into being, how it has weathered past crises, and how it effectively helps us govern our nationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Don't throw the away to each otherthe lock may look simple, but it contains lots of mysteriesuse your brain, exercise your patience, is unable to untie the k, but as long as the master of the structure, is sure to solve
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