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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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Vintage british airways the history of flight playing cards unique & informative pack of playing cards which have been exclusively developed for british airwaysthe cards give an insight into the early pioneering days of passenger flight right up to the present dayaircraft type, year introduced, passenger capacity, cruising speed in excellent condition - cards have never been used will sell for ÂŁ8 (includes postage) read morealso an additional card with a description for each card istandard size pack + 2 joker cards
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Complete collection of 23 leather bound time life books "the history of flight" excellent condition reason for sale: emigrating read more
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An interesting read for those interested in aviation historyoxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the development of transatlantic flight and the numerous attempts made since the invention of flight further on it looks at the crossings of the south atlantic, the first crossings via greenland, the first solo crossing by charles lindbergh in , the disappearance of a flight by captain w it begins by looking at the first attempts made by balloon and airship at the start of the 20th century, and then the first attempts by plane in the aftermath of world war one, including that by harry hawker at the end of the book is an appendix that lists successful and unsuccessful atlantic crossings from to , and black and white photos are dotted throughout the book internally there are a number of partially loose pages (plate between ) but none that are completely loose the illustrations are all clear the book is in a fair condition, there is notable wear on the exterior cover especially at the edges and spine, where the gilded lettering has also fadedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morer hinchliffe in , the crossing by amelia earhart in and the italian seaplane crossings in and it then looks at the first non-stop crossing by john alcock and arthur brown in and the first airship crossings the pages are generally clean and the binding, while not strong, is secure  this book was presented as a prize in at ryhope secondary school, as shown by the sticker on the second page and the gilded crest on the front cover
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The history of man-powered flightwe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!we appreciate the impact a good book can have
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Oxfam bookshop bloomsbury street the history of the fairchild family or the child's manual, by mrsslight splitting of the spine from covers at the topcondition: dark green cloth over boardsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebumping at both bottom and top of spinetitle page is splitting from the binding (see photo)spine has gold embossed titleseveral previous owners have written their names into the end page and title page in pencil or inkintermediate small foxing throughout the pagesbinding is slightly loose, but still intactsignatures are splitting in some placesembossed design on front and back coverslight shelf wear on the bottom of the covers
35 €
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Now, in the history of jazz, ted gioia tells the story of this music as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolvedoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells very good condition paperbackjazz is the most colourful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colourful and varied cities, new orleansfrom the rent parties of harlem to the after-hours spots in kansas city, louis armstrong and duke ellington to wynton marsalis and pat metheny, this book captures all the vibrant colours of jazz on one glorious palatesee oxfam website for delivery information read more a couple of small nicks at the top of the contents pagefrom the seed first planted by slave dances held in congo square and nurtured by early ensembles led by buddy bolden and joe 'king' oliver, jazz began its long winding odyssey across america and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms -- swing, bebop, cool jazz, jazz-rock fusion -- and a thousand great musicians
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George richards minot: continuation of the history of the province of massachussets bay from the year with anintroductory sketch of events from its original settlementfeb [-june, ], bostonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiprinted by manning & loringour 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 available21 x 13 cm some defects in binding and the leaves have abundant spots of oxidation of the ink and yellowingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Folio society the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire i have the full 8book collection here for sale all in very good condition presented in two 4 book hard protective covers the price is ÂŁ115 if you require delivery this is at an additional cost to you collection is also welcome
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The history of the coronation by lawrence e tannerover 100 illustrations recording the origins of coronations and produced in as a commemorative and educational work prior to the coronation of queen elizabeh ii in
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This is a second edition on the development of the history of the triumph bonneville by j r nelson
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The title is the history of economic ideas: economic thought in contemporary contextbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale for example: idzthe item format is a book paperback
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Illustrated, hardback copy of the history of the royal botanic gardens, kewit has red linen boards, a printed dust jacket in good condition with gilt lettering on spine published in , this is the second editionrather a heavy tome with many full page illustrations and maps see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bedford 476 pages
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Stanley macbean knight - the history of the great european war - its causes and effects: 10 volume set - caxton publishing company, limited - hardback - undated (circa cm x 18 cmare 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 availablevolume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages this set is in good condition - clean bright contents - firm bindings - no inscriptions - gilt titles and illustrations to front boards, with tooled illustrations to front boards and spines - unusual gilt anchor decoration to spines - some surface staining to front and rear boards, particularly to volumes and 10; contents in all volumes are all clean and bright - each book contains numerous coloured maps, along with black and white images/photographs from events occurring during the world war that spanned from - a very nice collectable setplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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A good condition hardback copy of from motorcycle to superbike, the history of the motorbikeby eric thompson and laurie caddell
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Describing the history of an important undertaking in west cornwall throughout the years of britain's industrian revolutionvery good condition in a very good dustwrapperauthor: pascoe, w
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Bonzo dog band - the history of the bonzos vinyl serial number: uad in original inner sleeve in excellent condition read more
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