The history of life
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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 centurythe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextsthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developswithout 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 nationsin 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 endstaking 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 livestocksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
80 €
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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
50 €
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Exquisite jacky kennedy onassis '' the look of life '' - (one of jackie's favorite jewelry) is a wedding gift for john kennedy as a symbol of love and loyaltyvintage camrose & kross jacqueline kennedy reproduction wedding braceletbracelet come with original blue velvet box, certificate of authenticity, and fold over card with information about the official state dinner that the bracelet was wornour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebracelet history: openwork white gold diamond bracelet with diamondssilver plated and decorated with simulated sapphiresbracelet measures 6are 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 websitemarked "jbk" on the inside of the braceletshipping registered & insured read morethe silver plated bangle bracelet is designed with a center row of sapphire blue faceted crystals framed by clear crystals on top, and the back has blue enameling framed by silver tone beadingthe bracelet has a snap closurethe bracelet decorated her wrist and in the days before the wedding, and in the evening of many secular receptions in the white housethe jewelry was bought in a boutique in the van cleef & arpels jewelry house on fifth avenue in new yorkjacqueline loved this jewel so much that she almost never renounced it6 cm x 6 cm, and weighs 41 gramscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 contextmany 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 rdavis 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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The history of middle-earthparts 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the history of middle-earthhard-to-find volumes of the work in which christopher tolkien elaborates on the work of his father jpart 5: the lost road and other writingsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith a lot of unpublished work and backgrounds of the world of tolkienfourth edition pagesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart 4: the shaping of middle-earthplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefirst edition pagespart 7: the treason of isengardall volumes in good condition: slight damage to paper dust jacket (see pictures); interiors in perfect conditionfour volumes: parts 4, 5, 6 and 7part 6: the return of the shadowcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 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 sincethis 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 interventionwith 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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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 history" can deliver within north/west kent, west sussex areaspages, hardcover 273 cm "a stunningly illustrated and evocative celebration of flight, from the first pioneering aviators to 21st century air travelfeatures more than 350 archive and contemporary photographs and colour profile artworks
7 €
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* * ÂŁ the history of magic by rurt seligmann, usedshop / collectables 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 author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more99 squadron of the royal air force, from 197 tothe book has been signed by the author with an inscriptionwritten 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 ofin good condition, there is one medium tear to the top of the dust jacket
29 €
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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 settingsoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear to cover fear is ubiquitous but slipperyin 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 pastrather, 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 researchsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit 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 modernityfrom 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 emotionin 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 walker
14 €
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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 blocksclear photos included of each album page, both the stamps and the textall details are shown on the photos that were taken of each pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storealbum has pages with expert explanation in 3 languages: german, french and dutch order of the pages can be rearranged to your likingseparate pages with protective film for the stamps, covers and sheets (blocks)are 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 websitethe photos show the order in which the album is currently arrangedthe album contains stamps from various countries, both participating and non-participating countries of the football world cupstamps from: palau, germany, liberia, the gambia, guyana, korea, commonwealth of dominica, mexico, republic of côte d'ivoire, libya, tunisia, rdes comores, guinée-bissau, france, brazil, magyar, russia, equatorial guinea, italy, laos, mauritania, maldives, sierra leone, nevis, mozambique, serbia, grenada, hungary, south africathe photos are part of the description29 x 29 cm, 4 cm thick read morethe 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, dutchcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
61 €
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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-firstfirst edition first impressionreview copy with a note from the publishervery good condition with dust cover see oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames in full: "the history of wargrave, berksthe author's copy of the original book, including his annotations, was used for this editionsize: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" tallin which is included the legend of queen emma, and an account of the ancient monuments in the parish church; its records, and charitiesclean and bright, boards slightly sprung, corners a little rubbed, some sticker residue on the front endpapersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplus appendices and introductory mattercompiled entirely from original documents in the british museum, record office &c
12 €
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Oxfam bookshop bloomsbury street the history of the fairchild family or the child's manual, by mrscondition: dark green cloth over boardbumping at both bottom and top of spineslight shelf wear on the bottom of the coversintermediate small foxing throughout the pagesembossed design on front and back coverslight splitting of the spine from covers at the topseveral previous owners have written their names into the end page and title page in pencil or inktitle page is splitting from the binding (see photo)see oxfam website for delivery information read morebinding is slightly loose, but still intactsignatures are splitting in some placesspine has gold embossed title
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 paperbackfrom 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 musiciansjazz 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 orleans a couple of small nicks at the top of the contents pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom 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 palate
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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 settlementour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifeb [-june, ], bostonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprinted by manning & loring21 x 13 cm some defects in binding and the leaves have abundant spots of oxidation of the ink and yellowingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
170 €
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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
10 €
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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 airwaysaircraft type, year introduced, passenger capacity, cruising speed in excellent condition - cards have never been used will sell for ÂŁ8 (includes postage) read morestandard size pack + 2 joker cardsalso an additional card with a description for each card ithe cards give an insight into the early pioneering days of passenger flight right up to the present day
8 €
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The history of man-powered flightwe appreciate the impact a good book can havewe 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!
6 €
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This is a second edition on the development of the history of the triumph bonneville by j r nelson
5 €
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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
50 €
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Illustrated, hardback copy of the history of the royal botanic gardens, kew see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bedford 476 pages published in , this is the second editionrather a heavy tome with many full page illustrations and mapsit has red linen boards, a printed dust jacket in good condition with gilt lettering on spine
9 €
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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 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume 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 setare 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 websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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46 €
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A good condition hardback copy of from motorcycle to superbike, the history of the motorbikeby eric thompson and laurie caddell
6 €
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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
24 €
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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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