The great railway revolution
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff "in the s, the united states underwent a second revolutionno marks or inscriptions not ex-librarysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe opening of the baltimore & ohio line, the first american railroad set in motion a process which would enmesh the vast country in a latticework of railroad lines" hardback book in as new condition in a similar condition unclipped dust jacketsee the attached images of this copy
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The great western railway game - board gamesystem between the warscomplete with all tokens, playing cards and large map game board(god`s wonderful railway)suitable for 2-6 players with references to all things g
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He was still in his teens when he began photographing the extension work to britain's last main line railway - the great central railwaysignificantly, in addition to photographing the railway and its associated features, he also recorded rural life in the villages along the course of the line
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great details and many images of this beautiful scenic railwaya wonderful book relating to the soon to be reopened portishead railwayreflections of the portishead railway branch line dated but in very good condition
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Oxfam books & music fareham this book was first published by the great western railway in to enhance the enjoyment of their passengers on the 305 mile journey from paddington to penzancemaps, line drawings and information about the towns and villages describe the glorious countryside of southern england that could be seen from the windows of the cornish riviera expresssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good used condition1st thus paperback published by peninsula press in
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All aboard! for glacier the great northern railway and glacier national park by c w guthrie (paperback, ) 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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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham history of the great western railway volume 3: wartime and the final years see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Stamped 'the great railway exposition' liverpool road station, manchester, 12 march no insert excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans colorano 'silk' cachet first day cover commemorating 150 years of liverpool and manchester railway
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Title: history of the great western railway – volumes 1 & 2 author: eif you require any further details, information, etcplease do not hesitate to contact memacdermot book types: hard back both books are in very good conditioni will consider selling separately
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This book is a celebration of the great western railwayillustrated throughout with good condition dust coverreads like new book and is a souvenir edition
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According to historian james cracraft, he led a cultural revolution that replaced the traditionalist and medieval social and political system with a modern, scientific, europe-oriented, and rationalist systemon 29 january , tsar alexis died, leaving the sovereignty to peter's elder half-brother, the weak and sickly feodor iiithis arrangement was brought before the people of moscow, as ancient tradition demanded, and was ratifiedthis position changed when feodor died inpeter's other half-brother, ivan v, was next in line for the throne, but he was chronically ill and of infirm mindare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifrom an early age, peter's education (commissioned by tsar alexis i) was put in the hands of several tutors, most notably nikita zotov, patrick gordon, and paul menesius2g) diameter \t41consequently, the boyar duma (a council of russian nobles) chose the 10-year-old peter to become tsar with his mother as regentsophia alekseyevna, one of alexis' daughters from his first marriage, led a rebellion of the streltsy (russia's elite military corps) in april–maycountry niue island year \t face value \t5 dollars metal \tsilverin numerous successful wars he expanded the tsardom into a huge empire that became a major european power999 weight \t2 oz (62in the subsequent conflict some of peter's relatives and friends were murdered, including matveev, and peter witnessed some of these acts of political violenceas feodor did not leave any children, a dispute arose between the naryshkin and miloslavsky families over who should inherit the throne30 may] february [oour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store90 mm quality \tproof mintage \t999 pcs read more6 mm thickness \t2throughout this period, the government was largely run by artamon matveev, an enlightened friend of alexis, the political head of the naryshkin family and one of peter's greatest childhood benefactorscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecoin story peter the great, peter i or pyotr alexeyevich (russian: ???? ??????´????, ???? i, pyotr i, or ???? ????´???, pyotr velikiy) (9 june [o28 january] )[a] ruled the tsardom of russia and later the russian empire from 7 may [o27 april] until his death, jointly ruling before with his half-brotherplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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While "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 scienceas niels bohr said, if you weren't shocked by quantum theory, you didn't really understand itin this magisterial book, manjit kumar gives a dramatic and superbly-written history of this fundamental scientific revolution, and the divisive debate at its coretake 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 sciencein this tour de force of science history, manjit kumar shows how the golden age of physics ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth centuryquantum theory is weirdwerner heisenberg's uncertainty principle and erwin schrodinger's famous dead-and-alive cat are similarly strange"quantum" is the essential read for anyone fascinated by this complex and thrilling story and by the band of brilliant men at its heartand yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselvesbut in "quantum", kumar brings einstein back to the centre of the quantum debatesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein , albert einstein suggested that light was a particle, not a wave, defying a century of experimentsyet for 60 years most physicists believed that quantum theory denied the very existence of reality itself'bohr brainwashed a whole generation of physicists into believing that the problem had been solved', lamented the nobel prize-winning physicist murray gell-mannquantum theory looks at the very building blocks of our world, the particles and processes without which it could not existoxfam shop worcester 'this is about gob-smacking science at the far end of reason
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Above all, this is a story of the struggle to keep this impoverished and defiant little railway runningoxfam bookshop exeter surviving against all odds, with the barest minimum of men and original victory equipment, the talyllyn railway has a fascinating storydustjacket is very slightly yellowed at top edge, and with a few small dentssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboards and pages in very good conditionextensively illustrated with black and white photographs
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This a souvenir copy of the great western railways achievementgood condition dust coverillustrated throughout, some markings on earlier pages hence reduced price
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Its principal focus is the great demographic revolution which occurred during those years, especially the secular decline of fertility and the origins of the modern rise in life expectancythe volume also illustrates the fundamental importance of geographical variations between urban and rural areassee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis invaluable reference tool is lavishly illustrated with numerous tables, figures and maps, many of which are reproduced in full colouroxfam bookshop chelmsford the demography of victorian england and wales uses the full range of nineteenth-century civil registration material to describe in detail for the first time the changing population history of england and wales between andbut robert woods also considers the variable quality of the victorian registration system; the changing role of what robert malthus termed the preventive check; variations in occupational mortality and the development of the twentieth-century class mortality gradient; and the effects of urbanisation associated with the significance of distinctive disease environments
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The second russian revolution by angus roxburgh has small tear on dust jacket and a part of the front end paper has been lopped off otherwise it is in excellent conditioncan post email for details read more
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Vintage guide book "towyn - home of the talyllyn railway" 95 page guide to towyn & attractions - plus advertising pages & map c's 12cm high x 185cm wide mix of information and photographs + advertising condition is very good for the age of the book - first two photos are front and back of guide free shipping uk mainland only read more
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The electric railwayan illustrated historical review of thevery good paperback book
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Set of four liverpool landmarks photographed in a rare picture of the liver building and the overhead railway all framed and ready to be hung up read more
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The great black beartheir fur is very warm and one uses it to great benefit for sundry services"this great composition is made in pen, with many different lines used to make the textures of leaves, rocks and tree barkcoloured etching with engraving by johann elias ridingerhis inhabitation is in the thickest wildernesses on mountainsthe bear belongs to the indigenous animals in europe and his fatherland ranges from poland up to the outmost northern bordersjohann elias ridinger, german (ulm – augsburg )it is an original from the first edition of ridinger's ‘colored animal kingdom’, published cinscribed: vrsvs, maximvs nigerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki/ der große schwarze bärhe produced mainly animal subjectsridinger was very productive, as a draftsman, engraver and publisher/ l’ours grand et noirthere is a watermark c & i honig and the use of dutch quality paperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeby his sons martin elias and johann jacoblayers of grey and brown suggest shade and distancereferences on later plates were removed by the sons as obsoletesome text above is from the 'colored animal kingdom' by thienemann & schwarz and the website of luederhniemeyer, approval from mrcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available"in over drawings he depicted many representatives of the animal kingdomthe artist has much knowledge of the animal anatomy and motion"please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"tamed, with nose ring and head strap in slightly bent position to the right before a boulder on a sloping ledge
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Yet behind the confusion are great simplicitiesoxfam bookshop cheltenham chinas great wall north of beijing is one of the worlds most famous sightshe covers two millennia of history, from the countrys first unification to the present day, when the great wall, built and rebuilt over centuries of war, has become a symbol of tranquillitythe many walls are united by two ideas self-protection and unity which go back to the first emperor, who founded the nation in 221 bcbut we are wrongeven its name is deceptive it is not an it, a single entity, but many walls (hence the uncertain length), built at different timesin fact, most of it is made of earth, and much of it is not there at allhe is the first writer to describe two unknown walls in mongoliait cannot even be seen from earth orbit, let alone the moonmillions every year climb the line of stone snaking over mountainsestimates of its length vary from to milessee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor this riveting account, john man travelled the wall from the far western deserts to the pacific, exploring the grandest sections and many wild oneswe all feel we know the wallit is too big, too varied, too complex to be captured by a few images or a day-tripfor years, the wall marked the border between china and nomadic peoples to the north and westmutual hostility inspired centuries of attacks, counter-attacks and wall-building, until the northward spread of china in the 20th century made the wall redundantmyths surround itmany believe that the stone barrier marches across all china, that it has been in existence for over years, and that it is the only man-made structure visible from the moon
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Oxfam bookshop deal this landmark book explores the great mother as a primordial image of the human psychefeaturing a new foreword by martin liebscher, this princeton classics edition of the great mother introduces a new generation of readers to this profound and enduring workneumann discerns a universal experience of the maternal as both nurturing and fearsome, an experience rooted in the dialectical relation of growing consciousness, symbolized by the child, to the unconscious and the unknown, symbolized by the great motherhe shows how the feminine has been represented as goddess, monster, gate, pillar, tree, moon, sun, vessel, and every animal from snakes to birdssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehere the renowned analytical psychologist erich neumann draws on ritual, mythology, art, and records of dreams and fantasies to examine how this archetype has been outwardly expressed in many cultures and periods since prehistory
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I have for sale a paperback version of this restoring the great britain book in very good condition following the story of commander joe blake mbe restoration of brunel’s great iron ship the sgreat britain published in author joe blake can be posted if required please enquire about the cost read more
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Release title �� great valuethe great legends of countrynumber of discs if the item is listed as used, your item will be previously owned but still in great conditionthe disc will play perfectly without interruption
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The great outdoors light outdoor wall sconce from the wilshire parkthe great outdoors is the fashionable outdoor lighting solution by minka lavery and the minka groupportsmouth bronzesingle light outdoor wall sconce from the wilshire park collectionbulb type: incandescent
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Bust of frederick ii the great in 24 ct gilt bronze on a marble base - mid 20th centurygermany a beautiful gilt bronze figurine of a bust of the king of prussia () frederic ii the great ()figurine dimensions: height: 12 cm length: 7 cm dimensions of marble base cm total height: 18are 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available2 cm weight: g estimated period: mid-20th century excellent condition - no noticeable damage or repairplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The myth of the great war: a new military history of world war i by john mosiertitle: the myth of the great war: a new military history of world war i format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: profile books uk release date: language: english
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury a beautiful two lp vinyl set produced in (mono) of recordings made between and of some of sibelius' great worksfour different conductors (the great interpreters): robert kajanus conducting the london symphony orchestra (; georg schneevoigt conducting the finish national orchestra (); and serge koussevitzky conducting the bbc symphony orchestra ()photos stock imagesrecorded on the world records label these include: symphonies 3, 5, 6 and 7; the karelia suite; intermezzo; alla marcia and pohjola's daughtersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe vinyls are in perfect condition as is the gatefold sleeve bar a little scuff in the top and bottom corners
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The great outdoors light outdoor wall sconce from the edenshire collthe great outdoors is the fashionable outdoor lighting solution by minka lavery and the minka groupsingle light outdoor wall sconce from the edenshire collectionbulb type: incandescent
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