The hanging gardens of babylon
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Semiramis, standing full-length in the foreground, with bow in left hand; in the background, a view of the hanging gardens of babylon; after vignondrawer/inventor: claude vignon () engraver: background: abraham bosse (()) figure: gilles rousselet () published by: pierre mariette i () reference: duplessis blum meyer lothe watermarked laid paperetching and engraving from a series of seven plates representing the seven wonders of the world; the buildings are actually depicted in the background, with the foreground occupied by a royal figureare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisee bassani, 'claude vignon', , ppour 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 availablethe plates were engraved by rousselet (figures) and bosse (background)where the set is dated cplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Journeying to fabled locations such as the parthenon, the maze at knossos, the great pyramids, and the hanging gardens of babylon, the player will have to overcome terrifying monsters and mythical beastsa flexible class system allows almost limitless ways for players to develop their characterin this titanic struggle between old and new gods, it is the heroes of humankind who will ultimately determine the fate of all existenceoxfam bookshop ipswich from the co-creator of age of empires, brian sullivan, comes an all-new action role-playing game set in the mythical worlds of ancient greece and egyptsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamazing visuals and fast-action gameplay deliver a true cinematic gaming experienceskills can be customized in many ways, and never become obsoletebrave the trials of titan quest alone or bring a group of friends to share the glory while playing through the thrilling story-driven campaignthe player quests throughout the ancient world in a race to uncover the secrets needed to once again imprison these ancient godsthe titans, gods before the gods, have escaped from their eternal prison to wreak havoc on the worldwith addictive, fast-action gameplay and tons of unique loot, epic gaming has never been so goodfeatures: epic adventuring in the ancient world stunning 3-d graphics, with an amazing level of detail and realism addictive, fast-action gameplay custom, definable character classes and modifiable skills streaming, seamless world over a thousand pieces of unique and legendary equipment game box includes inserts and disclush ancient-world settings crafted in near photo realistic detail provide the player with an extraordinary canvas on which to set forth on an epic quest of the ultimate good versus evil
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Ted baker hanging gardens skirt brought for ÂŁ85 at ted baker outlet selling for ÂŁ45 better than half price size 4
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Sold out huge size of 20cm limited of 500 pieces worlwide print signature on the back pulled from the acclaimed dunny series of , kidrobot x jean-michel basquiat has taken the wine of babylon dunny and created a masterpiecestanding at 8" high and limited to 500 pieces worldwide, this is a must have for any dunny or jean-michel basquiat collectorbasquiat's first art dealer once said that pegasus was "the most beautiful drawing everare 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 availablecome in the original box unopened jean-michel basquiat is one of the best known artists of his generation and is widely considered one of the most important of the 20th centurysend in solid box insure read morekidrobot is proud to continue the collaboration with basquiat the original art piece, pegasus (), a staggering 7-feet by 7-feet, transforms on the dunny form with a commitment to detail, managing to capture the overwhelming negative space and bring basquiat into the homes of art and dunny collectors alikewatch out!!! sold out edition!! watch out!!! jean michel basquais is back with this new collaboration kidrobot toy dunny + jean-michel basquiat collaborationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website" a legendary statement for a historical piece that you can now own a piece of as a limited edition dunnyhis works combine archetypal symbols and writing with invented iconography in compositions that are edgy and raw with a strong sense of color and balance
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Taking in 80 outstanding gardens across five continents, monty's choices range from india's exotic taj mahal and granada's remarkable alhambra, to the floating gardens of xochimilco in mexico city, and the imperial summer palace, beijingoxfam bookshop truro 'gardener's world' presenter monty don takes you on a trip around some of the world's most unusual and beautiful gardenssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreepisodes comprise: 'mexico and cuba', 'australia and new zealand', 'india', 'south america', 'the united states of america', 'china and japan', 'the mediterranean', 'south africa', 'northern europe' and 'south-east asia'
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Taking in 80 outstanding gardens across five continents, monty's choices range from india's exotic taj mahal and granada's remarkable alhambra, to the floating gardens of xochimilco in mexico city, and the imperial summer palace, beijing'gardener's world' presenter monty don takes you on a trip around some of the world's most unusual and beautiful gardensepisodes comprise: 'mexico and cuba', 'australia and new zealand', 'india', 'south america', 'the united states of america', 'china and japan', 'the mediterranean', 'south africa', 'northern europe' and 'south-east asia'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Rivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapspetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenall 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 foldslate 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 stdespite 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 rewardare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: binding copies with decent blocksin 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 geographythis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by cthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storealso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol ithe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqhowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsvolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume 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 board
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116 €
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Thievery corporationaction & adventureto united kingdomwe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationwe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possible
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Stately gardens of britain (hardback 24 inc chatsworth, bodnant, hidcote, stourhead, sezincote, powis castle etc) & complete guide to indoor & conservatory plants2 books for saleavailable separatelyboth beautifully illustrated
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Spear & jackson the kew gardens collectiongenuine 380mm (15
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Title: the best gardens in italy: a traveller's guideauthor(s): mcleod, kirstybinding: paperback
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252 pp (numbered )he worked at the royal botanic gardens, kew, from about to , wrote a number of botanical papers, and then worked in an unofficial capacity at the natural history museum from until his deathhe was as a botanist involved in the expedition to the brazilian province of matto grosso in and in an expedition to remote parts of western australia from december to october* spencer le marchant moore () was an english botanistare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitransactions of the linnean society of london, 2nd ser** this lot is part of an important collection that will be auctioned in the coming months through the catawiki collection servicemap, 19 lithographsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeintern a clean, uncut copycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableall in all a very good copyif you also need assistance to sell your collection at auction, ask for our terms directly at this seller's account! #bookspartnership read morewrappers, spine a bit crudely strengthened, back looseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Beautiful lovely double glass and image frame hanging picture of winnie the pooh and balloon really lovely double glass picture frame with mounted double imaged of winnie the pooh and piglet with a red balloon with the words "if there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, i'll stay there forever"size 14cm x 19cmit has an attached chain to hang the picture wherever you want on the wall or off hooks or furniture handles - in a nursery, bedroom or anywhere in the housewill post for additional postage costs
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Before he can act the waters are muddied further when the war criminal is found hanging in warriston cemeterysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut the crime squad are forced to bring him back to the present day when a young upstart gangster, tommy telford, muscles in on big ger cafferty's turf and rebus's local knowledge becomes essential to the efforts to shut down telford's business as a drug dealer, pimp and extortionistrebus is buried under a pile of paperwork generated by his investigations into a possible war criminal resident in edinburghoxfam shop dumfries a tense and complicated thriller featuring inspector john rebus from the acclaimed author of black and bluehis immediate superiors are more than happy to have him tucked away in a quiet backwater for several months looking into ancient history
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The zutons tired of hanging around cd albumdispatched with royal mail 1st class large lettercondition is like new
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Down by the salley gardenselijah: o rest in the lordblow the wind southerlyca' the yowesorfeo ed euridice: what is life?interview with kathleen ferrier
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Beautifully designed hanging nest of tables5cm length 62cm width 42cm condition good with some signs of use free delivery in london
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The hammer is discovered to be in the hanging valleys of anvrok, and sigmar dispatches twelve warhosts of the stormcast eternals to reclaim itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein great conditionmeanwhile in rotwater blight, the sylvaneth are at war with the pestilent forces of nurglesince the beginning of the age of sigmar, it has been the foremost goal of the god-king to reclaim his lost warhammer, ghal marazoxfam bookshop carlisle the realmgate wars: quest for ghal maraz is the first campaign supplement of the realmgate wars series, continuing the story of the age of sigmar after the events of mighty battles
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A lovely hanging ornament of jade teapotsintricate coral and onyx beading
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With the charming, albeit sometimes chaotic, antics of a young boy and his dog, the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is a story of the magic of christmas where wishes come truein the perfect wintertide, there is time for snow, a party, a visit from santa claus, and family christmas dinner—and the greatest gift of all: a new addition to the familyjust released my new children's christmas book latest illustrated children’s christmas book the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie anthony r stephenson amazon the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is an illustrated christmas tale for childrenspanning the few days coming up to and including christmas day, it tells a heartwarming story of familial warmth and joy through the eyes of charlie, the family dog
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In very good condition certificate of authenticity read morelimited edition winnie the pooh hunny of a day music box by ardleigh elliott winnie the pooh and friends grace a "hunny of a day" ferris wheel collectible music box! a hundred acre wood exclusive first! - it's a hunny of a day whenever winnie the pooh and friends get together, and now you can join in with this first-of-a-kind musical ferris wheel collectible music box! pooh, piglet, tigger, eeyore, roo, rabbit and owl enjoy a special treat in the heart of the hundred acre wood, where every detail is sure to charm you! the "homemade" ferris wheel turns and everyone smiles as their barrel-style seats swing, while honeybees flit amongst the scenes of fun and friendship that grace the base! this exclusive, limited-edition winnie the pooh musical ferris wheel collectible music box from ardleigh elliott is crafted of triple-fired heirloom porcelain, richly accented in 22k gold, and plays the melody of "love makes the world go round" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music box
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Are 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 availablediscs 1 - 4 are mounted in the box set, discs 5 and 6 are in separate cardsleeves fast shipping, insured and tracked read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea must have for collectors pink floyd - the dark side of the moon collector's edition box set the box includes: 36-page 26cm x 26 cm booklet designed by storm thorgerson, 20-page 26cm x 26 cm photo book edited by jill furmanovsky, exclusive art print, 4 x collectors' cards featuring art and comments by storm thorgerson, replica of the dark side of the moon tour ticket, replica of the dark side of the moon backstage pass, 100% viscose (exclusive of 100% acrylic fringe) collectible printed scarf 3 x collectible black marbles 9 x collectible coasters (unique to this box) featuring early design sketches, and a 12-page credits booklet
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The remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipan 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warrioralso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cardsthe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessthrough these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifecan post extra ÂŁ3there is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp ÂŁ149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgethe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chĂ·gyam trungpa on the reverse sideshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp ÂŁ149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't notice
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It is an original museum edition lithograph which is very hard to find anymorethis is an authorized productvery rare and hard to get traffic lithograph for the "the low spark of high heeled boys albumthis lithograph measure's approx 56x71cm and is nothing but amazingplease notice the small spot (see extra photo) on the right hand side, easy to frame over, so in the end you will not see ityou will not be disappointed with this amazing piece of artare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithese limited edition lithographs do nothing but rise in value over time as for they are very collectible and very sort afterour 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 availablethe lithograph is in ex condition and plate (printed) signed by the artist tony wright (designer of the cover), limited edition of , comes with a coaif your a traffic fan, you will fall in love with this very limited lithographthe lithograph was produced on the finest quality paper stock, it really is a beautiful piece of art which is meant for framingit really is a quality item and the chance's of obtaining this item in great condition like this one is quite rareplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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"the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more" by roald dahl jonathan cape, london - first uk edition first printing - 246p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good condition in first issue price clipped dust jacket with minor wear housed in mylar coverthe book was first published in london in by jonathan capeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe stories were written at varying times throughout his lifeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's bookscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletwo of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world warthe wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahlanother piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasureplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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It soon became clear that they had been chosen by the blessed mother to share her messagefully animated - running time 30 minuteswhile herding a flock of sheep outside the tiny village of fatima, portugal, the blessed mother visited them, not once, but many timeslanguages - english, spanish, french see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe day the sun danced is the inspiring true story of lucia, francisco and jacinta, whose great faith and courage brought the message of our lady of fatima to all the worldwhen the children tried to share the joyous news of our lady of fatima, no-one believed them, until the day the sun seemed to dance in the skytelling the children great and wondrous secrets that would affect all of creationoxfam bookshop hertford in children experienced a great miracle
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It is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identitybut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminethe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of eveoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italynews of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spaceafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupsin europe there are only sevenin this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us today
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Oxfam shop ulverston originally published in this is the fourth edition, reprinted incontents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south pole'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardmaking use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie makingthe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red sea'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis mallesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antarticaoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteauas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depths
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If the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanthe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningthe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timeapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary one
45 €