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Petersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyin the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgesall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldsrivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapsvolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boarddespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardhowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by ccondition: binding copies with decent blocks2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablealso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol iplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennelllate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of st
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116 €
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A brief history of the law society was written by eand has been signed by him, published in by the royal society read more
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The folio society - the story of the renaissancea five-book box set in excellent condition, with the slipcase exhibiting very minor shelfwearlocation: beeston, nottingham, near the train station
25 €
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Oxfam shop portishead this edition of the tales of beatrix potter, in a blue board slip case, was produced exclusively for the folio society and consists of 12 of miss potter's favourite stories, including the tale of the pie and the patty pan the books are covered in linen with titles on the front and spine embossed in gilt apart from slight bumping to the spine edges the books are in very good condition with no markings on the pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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45 €
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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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Typeset in garamond at the folio society green board slipcaseaunt augusta pulls henry away from his quiet suburban existence into a world of adventure, crime and the highly unconventional details of her pastoxfam shop portishead travels with my aunt () is a novel written by english author graham greenesee oxfam website for delivery information read more in very good condition with very slight bumping to bottom of spine and light staining to front pastedown printed on abbey wove paper by st edmundsbury press, bury st edmunds by hunter & foulis, haddington, in full cloth blocked and printed with a design byjohn holderthe novel follows the travels of henry pulling, a retired bank manager, and his eccentric aunt augusta as they find their way across europe, and eventually even further afield
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13 €
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The consumer society reader is amazing condition ÂŁ50 is the best price on the netany questions, give me a shout ad id: delivery service consumer credit
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Three books from the folio societyin very good conditionanthony trollope 3) kept in the darkanthony trollope ÂŁ3each or all three for ÂŁ7anthony trollope 2) barchester towers
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Oxfam shop ulverston the spanish inquisitiona historical revision (the folio society) hardcover see oxfam website for delivery information read morecomplete with original sleeve
18 €
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The acquisitive society was one of his most influential works of social criticismsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback, no dust jacketpublished by g bell & sons, first editionbinding is tight, and the book is free of notes and inscriptionsoxfam shop cowley road hardback with blue boardsboards are bumped, spine is discoloured with faded lettering and some frayingrichard henry tawney () was an english socialist economic historian and an advocate of adult education programmes and free secondary education for all
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Oxfam shop darley street a history of the royal society of arts henry trueman wood published by john murray, london () used hardcover about this item: john murray, londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: goodsize: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" tallblue cloth with gilt to lettering on spine and disc on front which says 'arts and commerce promoted', some browning, pages tanned and occasionally foxed, good in original blue cloth gilt, extremities worn and bumped
19 €
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Oxfam shop glossop great britain th anniversary of the royal society sgfull set see oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop bloomsbury street the law society of scotland directory of expert witness see oxfam website for delivery information read more
30 €
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From to he was secretary general of the geographical society, of which he was 13 times vice-president and 6 times presidentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigood overall condition, few foxing¶ marie-armand pascal de castera-macaya d'avezac () is a french archivist and geographerour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store) bound in one volume with red morocco leatheran early account, full of scarce anecdotes and picturesque details, dealing with the african islands: islets of the lybian coast, islands of the gulf of sidra, pelagian islands, azores archipelago, canary islands, cape verde, guinea, atlantic sporades, rodrigues islands, seychelles, comoros, zenges and islands of the arabian gulf, etcplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteone of the founders of the ethnographic society, he was interested in colonial geography and great discoveries, admitting the existence of atlantishe arrived in paris in and spent his entire career at the ministry of the navy where he took care of the archives and the management of the coloniesthe text is illustrated with 20 steel-engraved plates showing scenes, people, landscapes, buildings, views, etcthree parts published in the collection "l'univers" (126 pcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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He has authored numerous books on various aspects of filipino society and cultureoxfam bookshop hexham this book is the third in the series of integrated studies on filipino society and culturethis volume addresses the following questions: is it possible to speak of a generalized filipino kinship and family organization, or, is it too risky to make such a generalization because of the geographical distances and dialect differences? felipe landa jocano was a filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his works in philippine anthropology, in particular for documenting and translating the hinilawod, a western visayan folk epichowever, the text block appears to be clean a free from annotationsthere are marks on the front cover and the corners are creased and bumpedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morejocano served as professor emeritus at the asian center of the university of the philippines and executive director of punlad research house, incthe purpose of the series is to highlight the basic features of commonly shared patterns of culture and social institutions among the different lowland filipino ethnolinguistic groupsthis paperback edition is in a reasonable, used condition
14 €
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Oxfam books & music perth an anthology of travellers' tales and essays from the records of the royal geographical society, is centred on a small area of central asia, a region of desert, mountains and riversfrom colonel jackson's brilliant essay on the literature of travel to the humour of o'donovan, pioneer and war correspondent; from arminius vambery, the most adventurous philologist in history to kazi syud ahmad, napier's turkoman guide, each author brings his own flavour to this book see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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(nd ed, ), and led to his being awarded a gold watch in by the royal geographical societyplates are completeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigreen cloth binding with gilt printhe served in hms algiers from and saw action in the crimean war, receiving the english and turkish crimean medalsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeincluding frontispiece and folding map of patagonia“george chaworth musters was born in naples, where his parents were travellingin good conditionin he went on a tour of southern spain with his uncle philip and brother johnhe was promoted to commander, but took half-pay in and took the opportunity to explore the regionhe travelled with a tribe of patagonian indians for around a yeargeorge chaworth musters - at home with the patagonians: a year's wanderings over untrodden ground from the straits of magellan to the rio negro - the very rare first editionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe following year he joined the navyhis explorations were the subject of his book at home with the patagonianhis nickname 'the king of patagonia' also dates from this time” read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe was orphaned by the age of 4, and was cared for by his uncles captain philip hamond, and robert nicholas hamondfrom to he served in the sloop hms stromboli off the coast of south america
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The author, a librarian at the royal geographical society, compiled this comprehensive picture of the history of exploration which is a testimony to the courage and resilience of those willing to face the hazards of journeys into the unknownsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreslight fading at the very tops of the boards and spine where exposed to the lightthe continents are dealt with in turn and a wide range of explorers are included from a variety of nationsgreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spineunclipped dust jacket has some discolouration near the top edges and around the margins of the back; there is a tear at the top right corner of the front and a minor amount of chipping at the top of the spineno inscriptionsoxfam bookshop lymington first editionthe globe image on the front of the dust jacket and the star on its spine have left ghost images on the cloth of the front board and spine of the book
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society and law, paperback by hayden, karen eisbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk society and law will serve as the core text for society and law and/or law and society courses in undergraduate programs offering majors in sociology, criminology, and criminal justice
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I have a few other folio society books listed on herethe best of raconteurs from the folio society this is new & had cellophane around it but was opened to take the photo'sthis was part of dad's collection of which a number he never got round to opening or readingthis was printed in & has illustrations by john lawrence, it comes with the slipcase which is also in very good condition
6 €
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Oxfam shop shirley hardback without dust jacket published by the trollope societybound in brown cloth boards with the title on the spine and trollope society blind stamp on the front coverthe top edges are colouredsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe corners are bumped and the spine is a little slack"the setting is used by permission of the folio society" internally clean and unmarkedillustrations by millais
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop victoria published in as part of the trollope society's definitive collection of the works of anthony trollope; produced in association with the folio societyit is reproduction of the text with accompanying period illustrationsalso included is an introduction by david skilton see oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury popper's open society after fifty yearsconference in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of karl popper's the open society and its enemies, , central european university, praguethe continuing relevance of karl popper ian jarvie and sandra pralong, eds() a very good copy see oxfam website for delivery information read more
25 €
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Fantastic antique framed 50 years service print issued by amalgamated society of woodworkersa framed certificate issued to one william macdonald to mark 50 years membership in the amalgamated society of woodworkersmeasures in x 15a fantastic gift for anyone into woodwork, masonic interest etcplease note this item is located in glasgow but can be posted throughout the uk at costin what i believe is it;s original period framea fine piece of graphic art in its own right toothis really belongs in a museum
115 €
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Fantastic antique framed 50 years service print issued by amalgamated society of woodworkersa framed certificate issued to one william macdonald to mark 50 years membership in the amalgamated society of woodworkersa fantastic gift for anyone into woodwork, masonic interest etcin what i believe is it's original period framea fine piece of graphic art in its own right toothis really belongs in a museummeasures " x 15
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125 €
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Single volume published by the folio society incomplete with plain slipcase
20 €
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Oxfam bookshop brighton folio society publisher folio society, london; orange cloth and grey decorated boards hardback wood engraving illustrations by joan hassall complete 7 volume set in boxpride and prejudice; sense and sensibility; emma; mansfield park; northanger abbey; persuasion; shorter workseach volume includes frontispieces and are accompanied with introductions by richard church plus wood engraving illustrations by joan hassall see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Tinted frontispare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki** this lot is part of an important collection that will be auctioned in the coming months through the catawiki collection servicecoloured diagram, 103 chromolithographed distribution maps (of which 10 are folded); some small illsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein text;important 1 page (map xvii + xviii) looseotherwise a very good copyandrew dickson murray () was a scottish lawyer, botanist, zoologist and entomologisthowever, in this book he stated his issue was with natural selection, not the origin of species and that he "thoroughly accepted the theory that species are not produced by independent creation, but that, under the operation of a general law, the germs of organisms produce new forms different from themselves, when particular circumstances call the law into actionpublisher's green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, top and tail of spine some wear, faded spot on the spine, representing a former (library?) ticket; erased stamps on first free flyleave and title page* important work and a classic on zoogeographyif you also need assistance to sell your collection at auction, ask for our terms directly at this seller's account! #bookspartnership read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemurray studied insects which caused crop damage, specialising in the coleopterasome later biographers have described murray as holding creationist viewsin botany, he specialised in the coniferae, in particular the pacific rim conifer speciescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Traditional masculine qualities and behaviour have become unacceptable in the new societyit presents a dystopian vision of a female-dominated society of the 22nd century, where women keep men in complete subordination after the historic transfer of powerthey gradually become less manly, and many adopt the submissive look of earlier victorian women, whereas women become assertive and domineeringas a result, men must change their rough nature and adjust to new gender roles leather bound boards are in fair condition with edges and corners that are worn downsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewomen prove to be more effective in the public sphere; they are stronger, more intelligent, and better educatedmodern art reflects change in new stereotypical forms of masculinity and femininitywomen gradually take over the traditional men's occupations and privileges, having become judges, doctors, lawyers, businesswomen and artists, whereas effeminate men are allowed to live and perform simple work in complete passivity, submission and obedience to the triumphant femalesoxfam bookshop carlisle the revolt of man () reads like an anti-suffragette novel and the critique of the new woman ideology which emerged in england in the ssome foxing on some pages and a few pencil lines on some page borderspages are in fair condition for its agepen inscription and stamp mark on title pagethe novel comically reverses victorian gender roles
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