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Salvador dalí () ‘hamlet, the ghost tells the story of the murder’, etching and aquatintprofessional packaging and tracked international shippingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesigned in pencil numbered out of 145 copies (the photo of the number is only shown for illustration purposes)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikion 56 x 38 cm wove paperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitereferences: - catalogue raisonné field 73-2 b - catalogue raisonné michler & lopsinger 608 information: etching created for the portfolio hamlet, published by les heures claires inin excellent conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge a summary of archaeological investigations in wales in the s, telling the story of the roman occupation of the countrypages rough cut, 1 loose page colchester and essex museums copy, inscription "presented to the museum library by the author" see oxfam website for delivery information read morered cloth boards faded and worn, binding soundend papers and pages discoloured by age, clean and unmarkedblack and white photos and fold out diagrams
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The book tells the story of the stones in picturesbeautiful and highly collectable item of memorabilia" rolling with the stones " highly collectable large hardback book signed " in person " by bill wyman and co author richard haveri obtained thus book in manchester bill was promoting this book and signed all books boughtit cost 30 pounds
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Oxfam shop lytham the story of the stone (cthe first part of the story, the golden days, begins the tale of bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to confucian studies, and his two cousins: bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty dai-yuthrough the changing fortunes of the jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our livessee oxfam website for delivery information read more) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literature
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle award-winning drama telling the story of the relationship formed between king george vi (colin firth, in a golden globe and oscar-winning performance) and his speech therapist lionel logue (geoffrey rush)after reluctantly acceding to the throne when his older brother edward viii (guy pearce) abdicates, george, or bertie to his family and friends, is forced to act when his stutter leads to concerns about his leadershipsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredisc, case and cardboard sleeve all in very good conditionhelp is soon at hand, however, when he employs unconventional speech therapist lionel logue, who, using previously untried techniques, begins to bring about improvements in george's speechas the relationship between the two begins to strengthen, the king's new found confidence grows, just in time for him to lead his country through its gravest hour
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Great adventure story based on fact" author explains research at end of the bookoxfam books & music beeston the last englishman the story of hereward the wake by hebe weenolsen "the last englishman is the story of hereward the wake, who returned from the crusades to find england at the mercy of the normans and fought with every breath of his life for her liberationhardback is red cloth covered board with silver lettering to spine and embossed cartouche to front and is in excellent conditionmap illustration to first and last pagesfoxing to inside d/jsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery rare to find book still with dust jacketpages have foxing to edges, tightly bound, clean and unmarkeddust jacket, unclipped and in good condition, has rubbing chips and two tears and small surface damage to spine
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The story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologysummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feetin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald rsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic pastoxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planetprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoning
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A true classic, latter days at colditz is the bestselling conclusion of the story of the infamous german pow campoxfam bookshop newport in the colditz story, pat reid told the story of the escape academy that sprang up inside the most impregnable german pow camp of the second world war, ending appropriately with his own incredible escape from colditzvery good condition for agebut reid's own break-out was by no means the lastno highlighting or other notesunclipped d/j clean/intact and protected by transparent wrappersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese tales of fantastic bravery and stunning ingenuity are every bit as mesmerising as the originalin this enthralling sequel, he follows the fortunes of the escape academy right up until the arrival of the allied forces in aprilthis is the scarce first edition, published
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Kipling, rudyard - the story of the cadsbys, a tale without a plot - - athis is a story noted for its detailed portrait of the people, culture and varied religions of indiawheeler & co allahabad and sampson low, marston, searle & rivington - 1st english edition - beautiful half-leather binding - original cover included in the binding - with some minor scuffs on the spine and edges of front cover, 85 ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecm - dedication on endpaper from , on page 1 a handwritten quote from kipling - spine a little discoloured and with a spot but otherwise good copyfirst illustrated edition - illustrations by f22 x 14 cm - ex-libris on inside front cover - very good copythe spine of the red cloth hardcover is somewhat worn, cover is splodgy but intact; endpaper a bit loose from the binding; label on inside front cover; otherwise good copy of this rare publicationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store21 x 15 cm - small dedication on endpaper, newspaper cuttings added - minor damage in fold front endpaper but otherwise very good copyillustrations by jlimited, londonkipling, rudyard - the light that failed - 1st american edition without date - new york, hurst & company - 132 ppfirst edition second impression - cmrudyard kipling - kim - macmillan and co limitestownsend - original red cloth binding with slightly damaged dust jacket - 160 ppkipling, rudyard - “they” and the brushwood boy - macmillan and coare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilockwood kipling, the author's father? - hardcover, 132 pp
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It also tells the human story of how its deposits were first identified and exploited, with stories of skulduggery and deceit, stock market scams, fortunes won and lost and political scandalsoxfam bookshop wallingford this book tells the story of the creation of the rocks of chillagoe, queensland, australia and how geological events have combined to lay down the gold, copper, garnets, azurite and other rare minerals including chillagitesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Title: grand pursuit: the story of the people who made modern economics: a story of economic genius
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The who - who’s next vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve: vg+ released in holland 25 august the who - odds&sods vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve vg+ released in holland 28 september the who - quadrophenia vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve: vg+ released in holland the who - story of the who vinyl: nm label: polydor sleeve: vg+ released in holland after building name in the military during the last 30 years, i found myself more and more in trading positioni specialise in rare and collectible vinyl recordsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwideare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehere are 4 four (2 double) legendary albums from this band mostly t- rack label from hollandselling from personal collections only, we guarantee records in collectors qualitytheir original line-up consisted of lead singer roger daltrey, guitarist and singer pete townshend, bass guitarist john entwistle and drummer keith moonthe who are an english rock band formed in london inas a great fan of the early dutch record industry i am also specialised in dutch releasescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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This tale of human endurance and survival against-the-odds is loosely based on slavomir rawicz's book, 'the long walk: the true story of a trek to freedom'the film tells the story of a group of seven prisoners who escaped from a soviet gulag in stalin-era russia and walked over miles across some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world, crossing the siberian arctic, the gobi desert and the himalayas before finally arriving in british-ruled indiaoxfam shop ulverston epic drama from renowned australian director peter weir, starring colin farrell, jim sturgess, ed harris, mark strong and saoirse ronansee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop newport this is the story of the most sensational scientific discovery in natural history of the twentieth century, told by the scientist who is the central figure throughoutturquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text within dark blue panel to spinepictorial dust jacketsmall chips and closed tearstear to top of spine, which is discolouredsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresporadic foxing within text block which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedendpapers discolouredwear to edges, various other scuffs and marksvarious superficial scuffs and marks, discolouration to spine and outer edges of boardslight shelfwear to edgesit details the discovery of a type of prehistoric fish, known only from fossils and believed to have become extinct at least fifty million years agoalone in his view that this coelacanth must have been a stray, professor smith and his wife carried out a series of arduous expeditions covering most of the wildest parts of the tropical western indian ocean, until, after fourteen years, the home of this living fossil was found
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The rags to riches story of the tumultuous tycoon who built silicon valleyamerican disruptor is the untold story of leland stanford - from his birth in a backwoods bar to the founding of the world-class university that became and remains the nucleus of silicon valleyscandal and intrigue would follow stanford through his life, and even after his death, when his widow was murdered in a honolulu hotel - a crime quickly covered up by the almost stillborn university she had saved the life of this robber baron, politician, and historic influencer is the astonishing tale of how one supremely ambitious man became this country's original "disruptor" - reshaping industry and engineering one of the greatest raids on the public treasury for america's transcontinental railroad, all while living more opulently than maharajas, kings, and emperorsit is also the saga of how stanford, once a serial failure, overcame all obstacles to become one of america's most powerful and wealthiest men, using his high elective office to enrich himself before losing the one thing that mattered most to him - his only child and sonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more richly detailed and deeply researched, american disruptor restores leland stanford's rightful place as a revolutionary force and architect of modern americaoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wear
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"cecil mouland, the last living survivor of the ss newfoundland sealing disaster, told his story to gary collins in the fall of while travelling to stmen both young and old left their homes from all over the province that year to pursue the annual seal huntwith no wireless aboard the *, the stage was set for seventy-eight of the men who went over the side and their fates sealedleft to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpieceoxfam bookshop wallingford "they didn't die like flies, you know, like i've heard some reporters say over the yearsthere was nothing quick or easy about itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe historic convergence of ice, seals, and men in late march marked the end of newfoundland's innocencejohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthis book grew from that encounter and stands alone as the defining tale of the bonavista bay men who were left to die on the icethe men who died didn't just drop like flieswith new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster ofamong the vessels that took them to the ice was the newfoundland, a wooden-walled steamship captained by the famous captain westbury keanoh no, it wasn't like that a'tallthey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyes
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Paperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdomsthe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a danethis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandhe certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sidesabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seaby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall
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The story of the train by patrick whitehouse -hardback in good condition, slight tear to the top of the dust cover and has a inscription on the front page which has been covered
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This updated edition of his life story includes a new epilogue that covers the last dozen years of his lifethis edition is expanded with a new epilogue covering the last dozen years of levon's life
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The story of the gruffalo has been a long favourite among children for many yearsinstead of boring old square dominoes the images on the pieces reflex the story of the gruffalo's childthis delightful version of dominoes is great fun for children who are fans of the gruffalo series
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Oxfam shop elgin brad pitt and cate blanchett star in this fantasy drama based on a short story by fthe film tells the story of benjamin button (pitt), a man born in unusual circumstances: he is born an old man and ages backwards before finally reaching babyhoodas his strange and often problematic life unfolds, he meets an assortment of interesting characters, including daisy (blanchett), granddaughter of one of the residents in the old people's home where benjamin 'grows up', with whom he has a lifelong romancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morescott fitzgerald
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Oxfam shop lincoln this collectors' item is the story of the picture postcard and its place in the history of popular art it is an entertaining and informative take on the subject the book is in very good condition, covers and spine are firm, binding is strong and pages are clean and clear with no internal markingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in picture postcards and those interested in popular art and social and cultural history the dustcover is a little worn at the edges
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Oxfam shop colne road follows the story of the leader of the british suffragette movement see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music perth with wingate in burma: being the story of the adventures of sargent tony aubret of the king's (liverpool) regiment during the wingate expedition into burma, william hodge and company see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The story of the supremes - forward by mary wilson book in very good condition
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The story of the royal automobile clubwould make the perfect gift for an enthusiastthe motoring centurythis is in the box and has never been openedit's in mint condition
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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
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Anne frank remembered the story of the woman who helped to hide the frank family by miep gies (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Delusional the story of the jonathan levine gallery by caleb neelon (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Land rover, the story of the car that conquered the world, by ben foglehardback edition read more
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