The imperial dictionary
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This imperial dictionary contains hundreds of lovely black and white illustrations within the text and one platethe pages are in good conditionon the recto page of volume 1 there is a charming inscribed list of all the owners of the books since the early ssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is slight damage to the internal binding at the end of the 2 main volumesthey are leatherbound with gilt detail to the cover and spineoxfam bookshop keynsham this set of books contains 3 volumes - 2 main large volumes ( and pages) which date from and a smaller supplement (502 pages) which dates fromthe covers and spines have scuffs and tearsthe end papers are marbledthere is foxing throughout
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150 €
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Oxfam bookshop keynsham the imperial gazetteer; a general dictionary of geography, physical, political, statistical and descriptivethere is all some minor creasing but generally the internal pages and clean the dictionary is beautifully interspersed with etched illustrationspage is completely detached in volume 1 but still presentthe leather on the front and back covers has a cross hatched embossed pattern on itthe front and back covers of both volumes are starting to detach slightly interally along the gutter but the binding otherwise feels tightthere is lots of embossed gold detail to the spine and the edges of the front and back coversthere is some small tears, stains and some significant scuffing to the leather to the top and bottom and corner edgesboth volumes show some foxing particularly present on the first few pages up until the title pageboth volumes show wear and tear to the outer leather covers see oxfam website for delivery information read morethese two volumes are bound in full leather with marbled boardsdecorative spines with raised bands, titles in goldcompiled from the latest and best authoritiesthe top, bottom and fore edges of both volumes are marbled, the internal marbling is in beautiful condition
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100 €
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In the whole set there are 12 different vases, each one representing the different artistry of the chinese imperial dynasty periodfranklin mint the treasures of the imperial dynasties miniature vase collection made of porcelain with wooden display stand and description booklets for every vase containing a brief history of each vasefranklin mint is an american company that makes quality decorative and display items with extra care to give it exact replica of the original item, these are very beautiful hand crafted miniature collectible limited edition vases which are getting rarer as they are not crafted by franklin mint anymorewith original card each vase is only 3 1/4 inches tall, but they are very ornate and beautifully producedno noticable chips or cracksthese vase were crafted in
70 €
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The little dictionary of fashion a guide to dress sense for every woman by christian dior (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
6 €
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The coffee dictionary an a-z of coffee, from growing & roasting to brewing & tasting by maxwell colonna-dashwood (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
10 €
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Nicholson, george (editor) - the illustrated dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists - l upcott gill -hardbacks - undated circa cm x 20 cm vol 1 - div 1 - a to car -264 pages vol 2 - div 2 - car to eri - vol 3 - div 3 - eri - lav - to 240 vol 4 - div 4 - law - odo - 241 to 472 vol 5 - div 5 - odo - pin - 473 to to 44 vol 6 - div 6 -, pin to scl - vol 7 - div 7 - scl to tur - 393 to vol 8 - div 8 - tur - z113 to 400 all 8 books are in good condition bright clean occasional mark or blemish here and there good bindings no inscriptions undated gilt titles and page ends all around illustrated throughout with full colour plates and in text drawings/ engravings nice set - collectors item read moreour 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 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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57 €
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Oxfam shop wolverhampton the pronouncing dictionary of mythology and antiquities: giving a concise account of the gods, heroes, statesmen, poets, philosophers, painters, sculptors, places and wonders of antiquitysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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The golden dictionary by ellen wales walpole pages00 boston, lincolnshireeducational child's / children's bookpostage can be arranged (signed for) £4
15 €
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The imperial gazetteer of england and wales; six volumesarranged in double columnsvolume 1 coloured chart of the bristol channel for the frontispiecevolumes 3-6 other volumes similar layoutour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe 6 volumes dated contain about printed pages in each volumeeach volume has maps & engraved views protected by tissue guardsdioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: these dated and published 6 volumes were carefully updated with new revised information at the time25 pages of maps and also engraved viewscomprehensive gazette all towns and villages and communities without a church called hamlets throughout england and wales showing details of eachpacked with interesting information on the many towns and villages throughout england and walesthe volume covers are a little fragile but volumes are considered as a reading copy generally in a fair conditionvolume 2 plan of hull for the frontispiece an engraved view of liverpool coloured maps of the channel islands, and a double page plan of leedsall in alphabetical order the history topography industry and situation of eachare 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 availabledouble page plan of london, metropolitan burghs and southern and eastern environs and a double page plan of the town & burgh of liverpool with birkenheaddouble-page colour maps and black and white engravings in the six volumes
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51 €
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Oxfam bookshop thame illustrated catalogue/programme of the imperial granary production of the kunqu opera "the peony pavilion"text in english and chinesesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Franklin mint 'the treasures of the imperial dynasties' collection5cm x 26cm x 9cmvases all in pristine conditionreduced from £70scratch on top of display cabinetset of 12 miniature vases with complete set of description cards and certificate of authenticityorigional cost £102
25 €
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Franklin mint 'the treasures of the imperial dynasties' collection5cm x 26cm x 9cmvases all in pristine conditionscratch on top of display cabinetset of 12 miniature vases with complete set of description cards and certificate of authenticityorigional cost £102
20 €
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Franklin mint the vase of the imperial catsperfect condition also have certificate read more
30 €
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The imperial matching vanity unit and toilet liked oak of the highest quality - green bespoke frog handles used but in excellent condition basin width 645 mm x height 930 mm (highest point) original taps matching toilet small mark on vanity unit case (photographed) rrp £ for the pair pick up only gerrards cross read more
200 €
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield a folded four sided information sheet and separate application form for debentures of the imperial cold storage and supply company limited - a meat processing, storage and distribution and marketing company in south africa the form has two horizontal folds but is clean and unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read more
6 €
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Carl faberge: goldsmith to the imperial court of russia by a~ thriftbooks: read more, spend lesskenneth snowman missing dust jacket; may have limited writing in cover pagespages are unmarked
8 €
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Pocket oxford dictionaryincluded are 10 volumes of the british encyclopedia and 2 volumes of the british dictionarypears cyclopaedia andselection of "old" books to fill any book casethe oxford companion to musicuseful source of information or just a nice characterful design featurethe miracle of life and the story of the world in picturesthe books are being offered for sale as a job lot but would consider splitting if requested read more
12 €
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This dictionary is a pure delight to browsethe traditional favourite dictionary of every serious cryptic solver and setter based in the ukexcellent condition, still in wrappingfor many years now, chambers have had a stronghold on the word game market
10 €
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The first world war threw the imperial order into crisisthe allies sought to use the league to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves createddrawing on research in four continents and dozens of archives, and bringing to life a global network of nationalists, humanitarians, international bureaucrats, and imperial statesmen, the guardians offers an entirely new interpretation of the importance of international organizations in the emergence of the modern world orderas imperial politicians wearied of continual scandals and crises - revolts in south west africa, syria, samoa, and palestine; famine in rwanda; labour abuses in new guinea; extortionate oil contracts in iraq - they began to question whether independent states might be easier to deal with than territories subject to international scrutinyat the paris peace conference of , the allies agreed reluctantly to govern their new conquests according to international and humanitarian norms and under 'mandate' from the league of nationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morenew states emerged from the great european land empires, while germany's african and pacific colonies, and the ottoman provinces in the middle east fell into allied handsbritain, france, belgium, japan, and the british dominions wanted to keep the new states, but woodrow wilson and the millions converted to the ideal of self-determination thought otherwisethe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadas the guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequencescolonial nationalists and humanitarians exploited new rights of petition or opportunities for publicity to expose abuses or scandals; germans resentful of the loss of their colonies and italians eager to found a new empire arrived in geneva to demand a repartition of the spoilsminor signs of shelf wearoxfam bookshop bath a paperback in very good condition
9 €
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Architecture - - imperial hotel (tokyo, japan) build frank lloyd wright's tokyo masterpiece! designed by frank lloyd wright between and , the imperial hotel in tokyo, japan, was commissioned to bridge the gap between east and westall of the pieces are disassembled and available in bags sorted by colour or typethe set includes piecesfast and careful delivery by mondial relay carrier or the french la poste depending on the destinationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe set comes with the assembly instructions and the original box (see photos)the set is already assembled, it is complete including 1 x 8 tile with ‘imperial hotel' patternthis modern masterpiece illustrates the imagination and genius of frank lloyd wrightare 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
43 €
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This is the collins dictionary brand new big dictionary for word lovers with hundreds of new words and senses from all areas read more
40 €
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Maroon overglaze marking "??" (in cyrillic) for “pridvornaya kontora” of products intended for use in the imperial palacea russian porcelain bowl, part of the everyday service used at the peterhof palace by empress catherine the great of russia, and made for her court at various times between and by the imperial porcelain factory in stour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecobalt underglaze stamp of the reign of catherine the second "e ii"small minor restoration area at base provenance: german auctionhouse read morepainted with floral sprays within basket weave borderdimensions: 21,7 cm diameter - 4,5 cm high condition: very good with bright coloursare 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
276 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this dictionary of numbers, arranged in order of magnitude, exposes the fascinating facts about certain numbers and number sequencesthe aim of the book is to entertain and enthral the reader, which it certainly doessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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Note:the only dictionary of its kind available, covering all aspects of insect biology and taxonomythe origin, etymology, part of speech and definition of each term and phrase are all provided, including the language, meaning or root of each term and constituent partsnames of deceased entomologists, or scientists from other fields who have contributed to entomology are included, with the citation for their biography or obituaryoxfam bookshop wallingford this book is a comprehensive, fully cross-referenced collection of over terms, names and phrases used in entomology, incorporating an estimated definitionsall insect order, suborder, superfamily, family and subfamily names are given, together with the diagnostic features of orders and familiesthis book is an essential reference source for all professionals and students of entomology and related disciplinesalso includes the names of prominent entomologists see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhere meanings have changed, or terms have been borrowed from other disciplines, the most current usage is indicatedthe common names of insects, their scientific binomen and taxonomic classification are provided, with diagnoses of pest species in many casesit is the only listing which covers insect anatomy, behaviour, biology, ecology, histology, molecular biology, morphology, pest management, taxonomy and systematics
30 €
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This dictionary is the first comprehensive description of shakespearean original pronunciation enabling practitioners to deal with any queries about the pronunciation of individual wordssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunclipped illustrated dust jacket in very good conditionvery clean and tightly bound with no inscriptionsoxfam bookshop lymington hardback first edition published in by oxford university presscream cloth covered boards with blue title on spine
14 €
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Gustavus hindman miller's dictionary of dreams first appeared in , ten years after sigmund freud's pioneering work the interpretation of dreams, and is therefore an historical work on dream analysis first published at the time of a quantum leap in human consciousnessoxfam bookshop st albans dreams have variously inspired and haunted kings, poets, inventors, artists, musicians, statesmen and others since the dawn of recorded experienceentries cover bananas to cauliflowers, measles to mustard and virgins to zebrassee oxfam website for delivery information read more
2 €
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Wordsworth dictionary of proverbs: a lexicon of folklore and traditional wisdomthe proverbs are grouped alphabetically & by subject, with copious cross-references throughouta great joy to consult & to browse throughl apperson binding: paperback publisher: wordsworth reference published: this book traces the origins & history of english proverbs & proverbial phrases
3 €
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Oxfam bookshop exeter volume one only of a dictionary of bible terms, people and places, illustrated with engravingscondition: boards very shelfworn, corner bumped to card, peeling, rubbed, scratched and marked; name of previous owner on fep, interior hinge splittingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreundated but probably late 19th centuryminor to severe foxing, tanning, marks throughout, but all pages readable and binding intact
12 €
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Here we have the oxford dictionary of zoology good condition but does have some yellowing used by our daughter to help her with her studies read more
4 €
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It's the fourth release of the imperial art series from the mint of polandthe obverse displays an inside view of the templethis incredible silver coin represent the almost -years-old greek parthenon templeit comes in an elegant caseit has a limited mintage of only 500 pieces999 fine silver diameter: 50 mm read moreit includes an image of socrates and a profile of her majesty queen elizabeth iiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe reverse of the coin features the parthenon temple, with a magnificent blue agate filling a windowthe temple is built on the ancient acropolis which overlooks the city of athensathens is home to key ancient monuments and works of arts, most famous of which is the parthenonare 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 availablethe three previous releases of the series covered the mesopotamian, egyptian, and chinese civilizations
65 €