The golden age of chinese archaeology celebrated
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This book forms part of our 'pook press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literatureone of the most celebrated painters of the british golden age of illustration, which encompassed the years from until the start of the first world war, rackham's artistry still delights both young and old over a century laterit is also accompanied by a series of dazzling colour illustrations by arthur rackham ()'the wind in the willows' is a true classic of children's literature, penned by kenneth grahame and first published inmilne, the famed author of 'whinnie the pooh' and various other children's poemsthis text contains an introduction by apresented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine grahame's masterful storytellingalternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a traditional bucolic version of the english thames valley - a novel notable for its adventure, mysticism, morality and unceasing camaraderiesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It is an absolute reference on chinese gold antiquities, composed of splendid photographs, accompanied by descriptive captions and an explanatory text that guides the reader through this fascinating universelegendary work by the great specialist of chinese archaeology, owner of a gallery in paris, christian deydier, in collaboration with professor han wei, director of the archaeological research center of shaanxi provincein scientific circles and among chinese archaeologists christian deydier owes his fame, not only to his research on archaic bronzes and silversmithing, but also because of his participation in the excavation campaign in china in xian, shaanxi province, with, among other things, the opening of the tomb of imperial princess xin cheng of tanghis research on chinese silversmithing has been the subject of three exhibitions: imperial gold from ancient china on the silversmithing of the liao dynasty (1st part in june and part 2 in june ) and qin gold, on the silversmithing of the qin dynasty, which took place, at the 17th biennial of antiquaries in parisour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis book had only one edition in english and then in frenchare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis item is in very nice condition, obviously handled littlea strong volume bound in full grey canvas under jacket; cardboard case covered canvasplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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This collection also guest-stars kid flash, the golden age flash, the elongated man and green lanternlight and more! includes guest-appearances by green lantern, the golden age flash and superman! read morein this new omnibus edition, lightning strikes-and the fastest man alive is born! police scientist barry allen is transformed into the flash in these tales from the start of the silver age of comics! these stories introduce barry allen and his foes mrour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeelement, mirror master, pied piper, gorilla grodd, weather wizard and more! collects showcase #4, 8 and , flash comics #104 and the flash #these adventures from the flash # feature the scarlet speedster's battles with some of his best-known foes: captain cold, mirror master, pied piper, reverse-flash, heat wave, trickster, weather wizard and moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe flash and kid flash team up in these stories from the flash #, featuring their battles against reverse-flash, gorilla grodd, captain cold and heat wave, abra kadabra, drplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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In this book north examines the dutch golden age, when dutch society boasted europe's greatest number of cities and highest literacy rate, unusually large numbers of publicly and privately owned art works, religious tolerance, and a highly structured and wide-ranging social networksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton during the seventeenth century, the netherlands--a small country with just two million inhabitants and virtually no natural resources--enjoyed a "golden age" of economic success, world power, and tremendous artistic output
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The golden age light bulb is only suitable for indoor usethe eglo golden age dimmable led bulb has a vintage look and feel and is ideal for mood lightingthe 4 w bulb has a diameter of 7thanks to the "extra warm" light colour, the bulb will create a great ambience in the room5 cm, measures 133 cm in height and has an e27 fittingwith a traditional incandescent bulb design, the bulb has a cool vintage style
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The golden age light bulb is only suitable for indoor usethe eglo golden age dimmable led bulb has a vintage look and feel and is ideal for mood lightingthanks to the "extra warm" light colour, the bulb will create a great ambience in the room2 cm in height and has an e27 fittingthe 4 w bulb has a diameter of 8 cm, measures 12with a traditional incandescent bulb design, the bulb has a cool vintage style
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The golden age light bulb is only suitable for indoor usethe eglo golden age dimmable led bulb has a vintage look and feel and is ideal for mood lightingthanks to the "extra warm" light colour, the bulb will create a great ambience in the room3 cm in height and has an e27 fitting4 cm, measures 14the 4 w bulb has a diameter of 6with a traditional incandescent bulb design, the bulb has a cool vintage style
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Chelsea house publishers, , golden hardcover, 51complete with its original golden case, overall size 52our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetogether with its original case, 52in excellent conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki), handwritten signature by the artistin very good condition), original signature by the artist5 x 39 cm, in very good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease note that there are a few small bumps and a tear without missing parts on the upper left margin5 cm approximately, in good condition, a few bumps and a minor tear without missing parts on the upper left marginlimited edition volume of copies (ours is noplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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This work is a collection of 250 star-quality images from football's golden agethis is an illustrated history and celebration of the irrevocable charm of a bygone era in the world's favourite sport
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As a result, our notions about the trojan war, the foundation of rome, the origins of the greek alphabet, and the golden age of solomon all have to be reexamined, revolutionizing our view of the ancient world" their discoveries lead to a questioning of the so-called dark age and the purposes which belief in it has servedin this intricate piece of scholarly detective work, the authors propose a pioneering theorythe dates for the near east and mediterranean are derived from the highly regarded chronology of ancient egyptin centuries of darkness, a group of archaeologists presents a controversial challenge to this claimoxfam shop lytham the old world has confronted archaeologists with many riddles, perhaps the most tantalizing of which is the dark age, an economic and cultural recession so devastating that it is supposed to have lasted for 400 years, from to 800 bcdeciphering the clues from papyri and pottery, they search layer by layer through the excavated treasures of a vast area from spain to france and from denmark to the sudan, until they reach egypt - where they unearth 250 years of "ghost historypeter james and his team ask whether those dates might have been miscalculatedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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With contributions from 39 leading international scholars, the book is structured around six chronologically organised sections: the silent era () the birth of the talkies and the fascist era () postwar cinematic culture () the golden age of italian cinema () an age of crisis, transition and consolidation ( to the present) new directions in critical approaches to italian cinema acutely aware of the contemporary 'rethinking' of italian cinema history, peter bondanella has brought together a diverse range of essays which represent the cutting edge of italian film theory and criticismminor shelfwear only: slight bumping to cornersthe italian cinema book is an essential guide to the most important historical, aesthetic and cultural aspects of italian cinema, from to the present dayoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells very good conditionthis provocative collection will provide the film student, scholar or enthusiast with a comprehensive understanding of the major developments in what might be called twentieth-century italy's greatest and most original art formsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In this tour de force of science history, manjit kumar shows how the golden age of physics ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth centuryin this magisterial book, manjit kumar gives a dramatic and superbly-written history of this fundamental scientific revolution, and the divisive debate at its core'bohr brainwashed a whole generation of physicists into believing that the problem had been solved', lamented the nobel prize-winning physicist murray gell-mannin , albert einstein suggested that light was a particle, not a wave, defying a century of experimentssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselvesyet for 60 years most physicists believed that quantum theory denied the very existence of reality itselfas niels bohr said, if you weren't shocked by quantum theory, you didn't really understand itbut in "quantum", kumar brings einstein back to the centre of the quantum debate"quantum" is the essential read for anyone fascinated by this complex and thrilling story and by the band of brilliant men at its heartoxfam shop worcester 'this is about gob-smacking science at the far end of reasonwhile "quantum" sets the science in the context of the great upheavals of the modern age, kumar's centrepiece is the conflict between einstein and bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of sciencequantum theory is weirdquantum theory looks at the very building blocks of our world, the particles and processes without which it could not existwerner heisenberg's uncertainty principle and erwin schrodinger's famous dead-and-alive cat are similarly strangetake it nice and easy and savour the experience of your mind being blown without recourse to hallucinogens' nicholas lezard, guardian for most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable science
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Selling our original vintage hardback books of the golden years of the metropolitan railway & the metro land dream by dennis edwards,ron pigram in excellent condition for its age and colin boococks british railways in colour a period of transition for free inside has wear, see pics as they form part of the description large books measuring approximately 30x22cms can post recorded delivery for £5selling for only £10 read more
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Oxfam shop lytham explores the brief but glorious golden age of the ocean liner, during the 19th and early 20th centuries, containing articles and illustrations from the period, concerning how they were built, how they performed, and what the lifestyle aboard was like see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Mission goes down in flames - and from the ashes arise forces from the golden age of marvel! collects agents of atlas 1-6together, they stormed the fortress of a criminal mastermind to rescue president eisenhower - but the group disbanded soon afteroxfam bookshop ipswich the spygovernment allowed fbi special agent jimmy woo to forge a team of unlikely heroesduring the late s, the unow, almost 50 years later, an unauthorized ssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop kendal box and disc in great condition ten thousand years have passed since the treasonous acts of chaos toppled the golden age of mankindhardened forces collide with one goal in mind, the complete extermination of their oppositionfires burn brightly throughout the galaxies, illuminating carnage and slaughter as mankind defends itself from ancient enemies"game of the year" developer, relic entertainment, brings the world’s most successful tabletop wargame to the pcsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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(silent night, deadly night) and co-starring gerrit graham (phantom of the paradise) and lawrence hilton-jacobs (death wish), the annihilators is a brash, no-holds-barred slice of vigilante justice from the golden age of b-movie actiondeciding that enough is enough, the self-styled annihilators, led by the redoubtable bill (christopher stone, the howling, cujo), set out to equip the beleaguered citizens of downtown atlanta with the skills they need to rid their streets of crime and viceamong them new world pictures, the company founded by the legendary roger cormannumerous filmmakers and producers sought to capitalise on the emerging mooddirected by charles ein vietnam they fought for their countrya group of vietnam veterans re-unite after they are hired as vigilantes to protect a small american town from violent youth gangsnow, they re fighting for their friendsoxfam bookshop ilkley charles edirects this action drama starring jim antonio, sid conrad and gerrit grahamas the s rolled on, a new, bullish attitude to war took hold in america, the weary cynicism of the previous decade giving way to an unabashed celebration of military mightin the annihilators, the war comes home as a group of army vets, battle-scarred from their travails in the jungles of vietnam, are forced to dust off their combat moves once again when one of their own meets his demise at the hands a violent criminal gangsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Chapters in the dangerous book for boys include: the seven ancient wonders of the world, conkers, laws of football, dinosaurs, fishing, juggling, timers and tripwires, kings and queens, famous battles, spies, making crystals, insects and spiders, astronomy, girls, the golden age of piracy, secret inks, patron saints of britain, skimming stones, dog tricks, making a periscope, coin tricks, marbles, artillery, the origin of words and the solar systemlavishly designed and fully illustrated in colour and black and white throughout, it's set to be a perfect gift for father's day and beyondpublished in by harper collinsoxfam shop tunbridge wells inspiration for the tv show if ever there were a book to make you switch off your television set, the dangerous book for boys is itmake a pinhole cameraunderstand the laws of crickethardback, first edition, sixth printing, in fine condition - appears unreadteach your old dog new tricksthis book, his first non-fiction work, has been written with his brother as a celebration of the long summers of their youth and as a compendium of information so vital to men of all agesthe dangerous book for boys is written with the verve and passion that readers of conn iggulden's number one bestselling novels have come to expectsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehow many other books will help you thrash someone at conkers, race your own go-cart, and identify the best quotations from shakespeare? the dangerous book for boys gives you facts and figures at your fingertips swot up on the solar system, learn about famous battles and read inspiring stories of incredible courage and braverythere's a whole world out there: with this book, anyone can get out and explore it
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The book starts with the s, regarded as the golden age of cycling, and when the author, 'an unhappy communist child', first discovered cycling and its emancipating powersprogressing through four decades of cycling social history, the author will examine cycling as a continental phenomenon, the rise and fall of the tour de france; the lives of the great 'trackmen'; cycling in its domestic form, cycling for fun, the ever-popular british cycling clubs - some of which are over one hundred years old and are home to many fellow eccentrics, fanatics and old-timers, like the author's friend, 'the yorkshire junior road race champion of , now living in a caravan, crippled and penniless with his much younger companion a taxidermist - beautiful and cruel'oxfam bookshop cheltenham an entertaining social and cultural history of cycling in post-war europe seen through the eyes of a veteran racing cyclistwritten with great literary and historical relish, one more kilometre examines the spread of cycling's popularity, how it developed into a sport and how the bicycle has changed people's lives - all viewed through the eyes of a seasoned 56-year-old racing cyclist/art critic who keeps eleven racing cycles in his garden shed and who never cycles less than miles a yearone more kilometre is a lovely blend of personal anecdote, serious history and informed obsession, combining gentle humour, personal reminiscence and good history into a beguiling wholesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback - - weidenfeld & nicolson the golden age of ancient greek city-state civilisation lasted from 490 to 336 bc, the period between the first wars with persia and carthage and the accession of alexander the greatnever has there been such a multiplication of varied talents and genius within so limited a periodhe places the work of sophocles, aristophanes, herodotus, aristotle, the architect and sculptors of the parthenon, philip ii of macedonia and many other in their historical context, and asks what gave rise to such outstanding achievement in the cultural, philosophical, scientific and literary spheresthe book is in excellent conditionwriting for both the general reader and the scholar, michael grant has in his fluent and immensely readable account captured one of the most astonishing civilisations at the height of its powerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this book, michael grant concentrates on the individuals in the cultural, social, artistic and political history of the classical greeks, who shaped their own and future civilisations
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Oxfam books & music lichfield the s were the golden age of the american automobile, and the cars were faster, bigger, and more boldly styled than ever beforethe economic prosperity of the country made for an "ultramatic" boom in car manufacturing, and the advertising industry followed suitso take a cruise down memory lane with this fond look back on a time when tail fins and chrome were the standard, and the american car was the true king of the roadsee oxfam website for delivery information read more this reprint of a chronicle books classic collects the "masterpieces" of automobile advertising, culled from the pages of such popular periodicals as life, the saturday evening post, collier's, look, and holidaysunday driving--cleaver-style--in the regal family ford, edsel or plymouth topped the list of national pastimes; and teenagers, behind the wheels of their daddies' thundering t-birds, had fun, fun, fun across america's highwaystheir colorful illustrations and catchy copy give these ads a "power-packed beauty" all their own, offering a fun look at 50s culture and values
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A few of the pages have a damp stain along their upper margins but this does not extend to the printed surfacethe spine cover is stained and bumped at each endthe paper used is somewhat thick and is rough trimmed at its front edgeno other marks and good bindingall of the corners are bumpedhardback book with no djrather faded gilt lettering to frontthere are photogravure illustrations by maxfield parrishoxfam books & music totnes this is the fourth edition of the american publicationthe frontispiece and transparent cover are completely detached but in good conditionit was originally published by stone and kimball inand very faded to the spine coverthe five additional illustrations are all present and securely boundsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregreen cloth covered boards with damp marks around bordersthe end papers are an illustration of a knight on horseback by a river
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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 name 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 cornersthis 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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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells another kind of love: two unforgettable classics from the golden age of pulp fiction paula christian, edition) very good condition, with clean cover and pagesunlike in most pulp romances of the s and 60s, paula christian's heroines were thoroughly modern women - struggling to define themselves while searching for their own lasting relationshipssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreanother kind of lovethere is a line in black pen through the barcodefully human and honest, afraid of failure yet always hopeful, these sisters were blazing a trail, encouraging others on their path toin this classic collection, the revolutionary author introduces another kind of love and love is where you find it, two unforgettable stories of women - one in new york and one in los angeles - who discover the joy and fulfillment of love with their female coworkers
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A wonderful copy of 'the secret garden' by frances hodgson burnett, dust cover and book in great condition play the game – the book that you can play! - first edition colourful and historic games both rare and familiar from the golden age of board gamesa lovely copy of 'alice through the looking glass' by lewis carroll, cover, dust cover and book in perfect conditionnesbit, dust cover and book in perfect condition'stories by firelight' cover, dust cover and book in perfect conditionmajority are first editions or first thus2 x first edition books by the author susan hill'mother's magic' cover and book in perfect conditionthe little gentleman' cover, dust cover and book in perfect condition‘the secret garden' by frances hodgson burnett, dust cover and book in perfect conditioncomplied by brian love counters missing but buttons or matchsticks would do! read moreprint of authors signature insidefirst edition copy of 'katie and the mona lisa' by james maykew, - cover and book in perfect conditionfor sale is a job lot of children's hardback books‘the tooth ball' cover and book in perfect condition‘one night at a time' cover and book in perfect condition‘five children and it' by e' ‘abel's moon' cover and book in perfect condition‘the battle of bubble and squeak' cover, dust cover and book in perfect condition3 x first thus books: 'the railway children' by e3 x first edition books by philippa pearceplease note there is a child's name sticker inside2 x first edition books by the author shirley hughes
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea delage dealer named walter whatley bought the company's assetsminichamps received the honour and license of the mullin automotive museum in france to recreate their classic delage era grand prix in 1:43packed with care we ship with track & traceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehistory: during the mid-s, the 'golden age' of delage cars, the delage racing cars were powered by eight-cylinder engines with a capacity of 1delahaye helped with engineering, development and productionin robert benoist drove a delage with an in-line eight-cylinder engine to victory in: * de grand prix de france * spanish grand prix * british grand prix in brooklands * de grand prix in monza after this brilliant performance, louis delage announced his retirementplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The book also includes a wide variety of fascinating and unfamiliar photographs, not just of the trains themselves but also of the characters who travelled in them
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Ten thousand years have passed since the treasonous acts of chaos toppled the golden age of mankindfires burn brightly throughout the galaxies, illuminating carnage and slaughter as mankind defends itself from ancient enemies
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The minute waltztwo silhouettesrelease date: 5 augusta strip of sunseti can't get started with youlabel: guild light musicbirth of the blues
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With the band of the hawks plotting against them, will they manage to get out in time? see oxfam website for delivery information read morecollins) was sent to prison, guts (voice of marc diraison) plans a mission to rescue his good friendone year after griffith (kevin toxfam bookshop kingsbridge third instalment in the feature adaptation of the manga series following the adventures of an orphaned mercenary and the fierce leader who takes him under his wing
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