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The maps, which have the stamp of the history department of the university of southampton, have been drawing-pinned to a board at some stage and one has a minor tear to one edge but otherwise all are in very good conditionoxfam shop abergavenny an opportunity to own this rare set of 4 linen-backed, 2 miles to one inch maps and accompanying booklet, south wales and the border in the fourteenth century by william rees, professor of the history of walesthe card covers have slight damage and some pages of have been annotated lightly in pencilthe four maps each unfold to 70cm x 90cmsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe booklet is 24cm x 15cm
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department of transport "investigation into the clapham junction railway accident" of
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Oxfam shop shirley in 'israel's history and the history of israel' one of the world's foremost experts on antiquity addresses the birth of israel and its historic realitydrawing on the literary and archaeological record, this book completely rewrites the history of israelthe study traces the textual material to the times of its creation, reconstructs the evolution of political and religious ideologies, and firmly inserts the history of israel into its ancient-oriental contextdavis see oxfam website for delivery information read moremany stories have been told of the founding of ancient israel, all rely on the biblical story in its narrative scheme, despite its historic unreliabilitytranslated by chiara peri and philip r
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department of the air forceoxfam shop malvern wedgwood 24% lead cyrstal paperweight  in very fine condition  see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Francis bacon's penetration into human motives, his life-long experience of politics and government, and his remarkable literary skills, render this history of the reign of king henry vii a major work of english literature and an important document in the history of political thoughtoxfam bookshop cheltenham the text described as 'the first modern classic of english history'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe edition also includes other relevant writings by bacon, generous editorial footnotes explaining the historical and political issues of the period, and a substantial glossary
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Eight bright, funny history students in the mid s are pursuing an undergraduate place at the country's two finest universitiesas they prepare for the daunting admissions process, the journey of the history boys becomes as much about how education works as where education leadsseduced though they are by the exam-busting bag of tricks offered by the temporary supply teacher, the boys are torn by their loyalty to the hugely eccentric, poetry-spouting english master hector (richard griffiths) and the regular diet of nourishing facts and figures dispensed by mrs lintott (frances de la tour), their history mistressoxfam shop elgin comedy adapted from the play by alan bennettsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretheir headmaster is obsessed with breaking into the ranks of those schools that regularly send boys up to oxford and cambridge and enlists irwin (stephen campbell moore), a shrewd newcomer, to coach the boys into intellectual shape for the trials ahead
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department of truth ( - third printing - new bagged
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead history of the supreme court of the united states: volume 1 by julius goebel jr antecedents and beginnings to is the first of twelve volumes in the oliver wendell holmes devise history of the supreme court of the united statesin the final part of the book, he explains how early legislation affected the judiciary and the initial experience of the circuit courts and of the supreme courtthe first part describes the background of american constitutionalismgoebel then goes on to depict the constitutional convention, the ensuing debate over ratification, and the framing of the bill of rightssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese three parts are divided into seventeen chapters, together with a statistical analysis of the business of the supreme court from to and substantial notes on manuscript sourcesin this first volume, julius goebel jrthe book is organised into three partsdetails the creation of a national judiciary in the united states under the act of and traces the supreme court's development through its first decade of existencebook is in good condition, few white marks on the spine
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Oxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentsfrom to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forcesconceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess annefrench, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker villagethe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgraviasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe successful bidder was fred fbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europedolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementthe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 yearswhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentthe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off inhowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, indolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flats
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Gibsons lifting the lid department store jigsaw puzzle - pieces (g)
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Gibsons lifting the lid department store jigsaw puzzle - piece complete
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The history of middle-earthparts 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the history of middle-earthpart 6: the return of the shadowpart 7: the treason of isengardpart 4: the shaping of middle-earthare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifour volumes: parts 4, 5, 6 and 7hard-to-find volumes of the work in which christopher tolkien elaborates on the work of his father jour 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 availablefirst edition pagesfourth edition pagespart 5: the lost road and other writingsall volumes in good condition: slight damage to paper dust jacket (see pictures); interiors in perfect conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith a lot of unpublished work and backgrounds of the world of tolkien
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Covering every aspect of the tour from its beginnings and early heroes to its incredible feats of endurance and fierce rivalries, this is the complete history of one of the world's greatest sporting eventsoxfam bookshop cheltenham "tour de france: the complete history of the world's greatest cycle race" plots the evolution of this great event, covering every tour up to the milestone 100th running of the race insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit features legends such as jacques anquetil, eddie merckx, miguel indurain, seven-time winner lance armstrong and the new generation of riders such as alberto contador and british heroes bradley wiggins and mark cavendish
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Oxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centurywithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nationsthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developsthe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestockin particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human ends
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These operations were fertile territory for sappers as the history relatesoxfam bookshop wallingford the twelfth volume of the history of the corps of royal engineers chronicles the final two decades of the second millennium adsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis was replaced by a less direct but much more complex array of challenges which saw the army committed to un and nato operations under the 'force for good' notion of human interventionthis period from to straddles the fall of the berlin wall and with it the end of the cold war; an end also to the relative certainty of the bipolar world that had dominated uk's security concerns sincewith shelfwear and bumping to edges and corners, otherwise a very good copy
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Selling these two old history books of englandÂŁ25 the story of the british race by munro, john the history of england from the accession of james the second vol i lord macaulay
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Oxfam shop ulverston combining compelling gameplay, dramatic video footage and battle simulation, the history channel great battles of rome allows players to fully immerse themselves into the battles and campaigns that created the worlds greatest empiremerging action and strategy in a setting that delivers the atmosphere of the period, the history channel great battles of rome allows players to take control of a series of campaigns against barbarian hordes, and rival states while carving out the roman empiresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Kings and queens: the history of the british monarchy, paperback by ganeri, anita, isbn , isbn-13 offers factual and practical information for children on a range of popular subjects, including machines, history and the natural world
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The history of flight parragon book service ltd; reprint edition (1 septtells the dramatic and inspiring story of the people, technology and events that made aviation historypages, hardcover 27features more than 350 archive and contemporary photographs and colour profile artworks" can deliver within north/west kent, west sussex areas3 cm "a stunningly illustrated and evocative celebration of flight, from the first pioneering aviators to 21st century air travel
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Shop / collectables the history of magic by rurt seligmann, used* * ÂŁ the history of magic by rurt seligmann, used1 in stock 1 add to basket categories: books, collectables tags: books, collectable, magic
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice signed copy of this work charting the history of nothe book has been signed by the author with an inscriptionin good condition, there is one medium tear to the top of the dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the warwritten with the support of squadron association members, the author has collected individual stories to capture the flavour of past eras and events, such as the early days of the air force during the first world war, the bomber attacks of and the berlin airlift of99 squadron of the royal air force, from 197 to
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In doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itselfjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable citywilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainwith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastbanias' story starts in canaanite timesjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights region" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman period"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebration
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The volume contributes to the thriving literature on the history of emotions and destabilizes narratives that have often understood fear in very specific linguistic, cultural, and geographical settingsin these times of institutionalized insecurity and global terror, facing fear sheds light on the meaning, diversity, and dynamism of fear in multiple world-historical contexts, and demonstrates how fear universally binds us to particular presents but also to a broad spectrum of memories, stories, and states in the pastin addition to the editors, the contributors are alexander etkind, lisbeth haas, andreas killen, david lederer, melani mcalister, ronald schechter, marla stone, ravi sundaram, and charles walkerfrom the eighteenth-century peruvian highlands and the california borderlands to the urban cityscapes of contemporary russia and india, this book collectively explores the wide range of causes, experiences, and explanations of this protean emotionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morerather, by using a comparative, multidisciplinary framework, the book situates fear in more global terms, breaks new ground in the historical and cultural analysis of emotions, and sets out a new agenda for further researchoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear to cover fear is ubiquitous but slipperyit has been defined as a purely biological reality, derided as an excuse for cowardice, attacked as a force for social control, and even denigrated as an unnatural condition that has no place in the disenchanted world of enlightened modernity
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Joseph stalin's history of the communist party of the soviet union, first published incorners lightly bumped and a 3cm split of the hinge between the top of the spine and front boardit's commonly cited along with "the foundations of leninism" as the most important work expressing the ideology of the ussr under stalinoxfam shop darlington hardbackthe contents are clean and the binding is securepublished by foreign languages publishing house, moscowoxblood red boards with titles in gilt on front and spineincludes a red ribbon page markercolloquially known as "the short course," it was the most widely disseminated book during the reign of joseph stalin see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe gilt titles are faded
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The history of worldcup virtually new condition! collector's album with special issues stamps on the occasion of the football world cup issues vary between to , all referring to the football world cup both cancelled and mnh stamps, fdc covers and sheets or blocksdes comores, guinée-bissau, france, brazil, magyar, russia, equatorial guinea, italy, laos, mauritania, maldives, sierra leone, nevis, mozambique, serbia, grenada, hungary, south africaclear photos included of each album page, both the stamps and the textare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe photos show the order in which the album is currently arranged29 x 29 cm, 4 cm thick read moreour 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 album contains stamps from various countries, both participating and non-participating countries of the football world cupthe album, in black ring binder (4 rings) is composed of 90 separate stock pages (4 holes): total number of stamps: stamp sheetlets 19 fdc covers 49 mnh separate stamps 81 cancelled separate stamps 1 postcard 1st day cancellation 29 text pages in 3 languages, german, french, dutchstamps from: palau, germany, liberia, the gambia, guyana, korea, commonwealth of dominica, mexico, republic of côte d'ivoire, libya, tunisia, rthe photos are part of the descriptionseparate pages with protective film for the stamps, covers and sheets (blocks)all details are shown on the photos that were taken of each pageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitealbum has pages with expert explanation in 3 languages: german, french and dutch order of the pages can be rearranged to your liking
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Oxfam shop portishead this volume in the series of the history of the royal regiment of artillery tells the story of the four year artillery duel of the first world war from the point of view of the half a million british gunners, together with those of the dominions and empire, nearly gave their livesillustrated with many photographs, artwork reproductions and mapsthis copy is in excellent condition other than some slight 'lifting' on edges of the dust-jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Title hopi silver: the history and hallmarks of hopi silversmithingbook title hopi silver: the history and hallmarks of hopi silversmithingauthor wright, margaret nickelson
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge this volume of the history of the times provides a fascinating lens through which to review the close of the twentieth century and the dawn of the twenty-firstreview copy with a note from the publisherfirst edition first impressionvery good condition with dust cover see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames in full: "the history of wargrave, berkssize: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" tallsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreclean and bright, boards slightly sprung, corners a little rubbed, some sticker residue on the front endpaperin which is included the legend of queen emma, and an account of the ancient monuments in the parish church; its records, and charitiescompiled entirely from original documents in the british museum, record office &cthe author's copy of the original book, including his annotations, was used for this editionplus appendices and introductory matter
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