The last 500 years
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A unique insight into the last desperate years of the german army at war on the eastern frontpublished by hellion & company, publishers of high quality military booksoxfam bookshop lymington scarce bookrare and previously unpublished photographs with in-depth captionson the vast steppes of the soviet union, it describes how the german army, together with the elite mountain troops and luftwaffe field divisions played a decisive role in trying to stem the rout along the disintegrating front linessee oxfam website for delivery information read morelarge format, illustrated laminated hard covers
29 €
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5 inch 500 gb hdd desktop computer - midbought as a second computer but never used - been sat in the office desk for the last 4 years not a mark or scratch on itoutstanding mint conditionapple imac mf883ll/a 4th genpixel perfect screen as good as new check my feedback local pick up only to show it working
600 €
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2 gelding 17 years oldwe have had chuck for 5 yearswe have taken him to the junior riding club camp for the last 2 years and he loves the pony games etcwe have also done some dressage with him over the last yearhe has had weekly lessons with the 3 valleys riding club for the last 18 monthsÂŁ inc tack and rugs read morehe will stand all day to be pamperedhe is an absolute star and good to do in all waysvery sensible, safe and kind pony who is sadly outgrownfor sale chuck 12excellent with the farrier and does not need shoeshe will hack alone or in company and is bombproof in all traffic (we live on a farm)heart breaking sale for us so a knowledgable 5* home is a mustperfect first/second ponygood to catch and clipmy daughter was 6 when we bought him and he has taken her from being on the lead rein to regularly out competing at 65cm in show jumping and cross country and often placedhe currently lives out in the summer and comes in on a night in wintermore of a kick along type of pony
2250 €
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Over the last 500 years, the way we live has been steadily transformed by the inventions of british scientists, and their landmark discoveries have revealed the astonishing beauty of the universethe relationships between them range from lifelong collaboration to bitter rivalryvaccination, inoculation and the discovery of penicillin saved the lives of millionsevery one of the characters that make up this rich tradition has a unique and very human storygenius of britain is the story of the flashes of inspiration experienced by generations of british scientists as they realised they were about to change the worldoxfam bookshop cheltenham the extraordinary history of british science, with commentary from britain's greatest living scientists: stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonwe may only be a small island, but we are far from small-mindedthe electric motor, the telephone and the personal computer created the technological age, and the theories of the big bang, evolution and gravity have shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of our existencethe impact of this small cast of characters is remarkablegenius of britain intertwines the personal reflections of three of today's greatest british scientists with robert uhlig's compelling narrativesome had vast fortunes, whilst others overcame poverty and a lack of education to become towering figures in the history of sciencegenius of britain accompanies 5 primetime, 1-hour programmes on channel 4 due to be screened at the end of may , presented by stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe result is a journey of scientific inspiration that does justice to britain's exceptional contribution to science
3 €
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In an engaging, concise and fast-paced text, he presents the interplay of personalities, politics and technology that have shaped the metallurgical industries over the last 500 yearsoxfam bookshop woodbridge this book deals with the history of mining and smelting from the renaissance to the presentlynch also discusses the industrial revolution and the far-reaching changes to mining and smelting brought about by the steam engine; the era of the gold rushes; the massive mineral developments and technological leaps forward which took place in the usa and south africa at the end of the 19th century; and, finally, the spread of mass metal-production techniques amid the violent struggles of the 20th centurymartin lynch opens with the invention, sometime before , of a revolutionary technique for separating silver from copperthe dust jacket has a plastic loose protective cover, inside clean and unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was this invention which brought back to life the rich copper-silver mines of central europe, in the process making brass cannon and silver coin available to the ambitious habsburg emperors, thereby underpinning their quest for european domination
11 €
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Armstrong takes us from the palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the 'great western transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by sciencemyths help us make sense of the universe" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street signed by the author! some wear to dustjacket - rubbing wear to corners and small marks on front cover, along with discolouration/shelf-wear "karen armstrong is one of britain's most renowned religious and social commentators" what are myths? how have they evolved? and, why do we still so desperately need them? the history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each otherheralding a major series of retellings of international myths by authors from around the world, armstrong's characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense - and why we dismiss it only at our peril"human beings have always been mythmakers
15 €
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New 500 piece puzzle by sunsout of - the last supper
9 €
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The last supper jigsaw studio puzzle 500 pc bits and pieces ruane manningbrand new sealed
9 €
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Jesus the last supper bits and pieces puzzle studio puzzle 500 pc nib
27 €
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This edition is expanded with a new epilogue covering the last dozen years of levon's lifethis updated edition of his life story includes a new epilogue that covers the last dozen years of his life
19 €
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It gives insight into her final years and the evolution of her last poemsthe journals of sylvia plath (paperback) this is a transcription of the journals kept by sylvia plath over the last 12 years of her lifegood condition - never read, so aside from crease on back cover (see photo) this book is unusedpostage ÂŁ4 by courier to uk mainlandcollection welcomedlocal delivery available
10 €
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1 and 10 years oldhe has looked after novice riders in a riding school and has spent the last two years at a boutique riding holiday companyspent last winter at an equine college so also quite nicely schooledjack is approx 15never strong and always happy in his worklovely home requiredno vices or medical issuesvery safe in open spaces, traffic etc
7000 €
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"kylo" is a 4yo beltex x breeding ram who has served our small flock of hebridean ewes with 100% success for the last three yearstime for us to breed some heb replacements so he is no longer needed but has many good working years left, too good to go as a cull ramthrows decent, commercial shaped lambs when crossed with our small hill ewes, we sold store lambs last year in august which were as good as other commercial lambs at marketnever aggressive and can follow a bucket but is by no means tamenever any issues with feet, has lived out year round without supplementary feedcollection preferred but could arrange delivery for fuel cost within 20 miles of buckfastleigh
100 €
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Fats waller & his rythm - the last years disc set see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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7 €
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Suitable for readers aged 5-8 yearslowri loves hearing about the last red kites which nested on the farm when granny sarah was a little girlgranny sarah and the last red kite, paperback by doyle, malachy; brown, petra (ilt), isbn x, isbn-13 a story featuring granny sarah and her granddaughter lowrithe environment is an important theme as is welsh conservation
7 €
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Brilliantly ambitious and powerfully written, the last time they met is a tale not so much of life, but of a life not livedoxfam bookshop ipswich when linda fallon and thomas janes meet at a writers' festival in toronto, it is a first time they have seen each other for twenty-six yearswritten with reverse chronology, anita shreve's new novel is a haunting story of mesmerising beauty, with a strong narrative pull that inescapably draws the reader in, and leaves its most stunning revelation until the very last sentencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moretheirs is a story bound by the irresistible pull of true passion - a love which begins in massachusetts in the early s, is rekindled in kenya in the mid s and which is about to play out its astonishing final episode
4 €
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Told with boundless warmth and affection, the last act of love by cathy rentzenbrink is a heartbreaking yet uplifting testament to a family's survival and the price we pay for lovethis is the story of what happened to cathy and her brother, and the unimaginable decision that she and her parents had to make eight years after the night that changed everythingin the summer of , cathy's brother matty was knocked down by a car on the way home from a night outit was two weeks before his gcse results, which turned out to be the best in his schooloxfam bookshop cheltenham a richard and judy book club selectionthey did not know then that there are many and various fates worse than deathsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresitting by his unconscious body in hospital, holding his hand and watching his heartbeat on the monitors, cathy and her parents willed him to surviveit's a story for anyone who has ever watched someone suffer or lost someone they loved or lived through a painful time that left them forever changed
3 €
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Paperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdomsthe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a danethis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seahe certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sidesby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall
1 €
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Antique firescreen with a embossed copper panel depicting the scene of the last suppersouth molton - delivery available for a small chargeoverall size is 24" wide, 23" high, with the copper panel being 20" wide, 10" highreally nice ornamental piecenot sure on age but we're thinking the copper is much older that then wood surroundreally great patina on the screen with the layers of polish that must of been used over the years, actually helps to bring the scene to life
50 €
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Revolution hasn't just spent the last three years crafting a new story for this latest instalmentoxfam bookshop newport "ten years on from revolution's first broken sword title, after battling dragons, mayan gods and joining the knights templar, unwitting hero george stobbart is trying to get back to his regular life and his 9-5 desk job when he finds a beautiful and enigmatic woman waiting for himback in control of stobbart, who is - sigh - once again charged with saving the world, you're armed with a richly illustrated manuscript that holds as many secrets as it does cluescomplete with manualas you progress, information gleaned from the characters you meet or uncovered from the many locations across the world helps you decode the manuscript's secrets and move toward revealing the identity of 'the one true patriarch' in a gripping and intriguing story that is deftly interwoven with factual contextwithout warning, she vanishes, leading george into a frantic search for an artefact of great and terrible powerthe hacking puzzles, once completed, result in access being granted to various databases around the world, which are then cross referenced with the information contained in the manuscriptinstead, the predecessor's graphics engine has been replaced with a completely new, more detailed 3d systemnow, broken sword: the angel of death's characters are more colourful and varied thanks to the proprietary virtual actor systemto assist in your decoding of the manuscript, you carry a pdasee oxfam website for delivery information read more" in very good conditionbeyond the usual note-taking and lists of contacts, the pda can be used as a hacking toolrendering more believable facial expressions, the system projects each character's emotions as you interact with them, as they are once again brought to life with excellent voice acting
4 €
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For sale the denbigh collumn drill was all working when last used been dry stored for the last 4 yearsthis is on its own stand with wheels heavy piece of equipment
140 €
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The survey outlines the importance of the archaeological evidence and the way it has been collected in the past, and brings together for the first time the results of aerial survey and field work over the last 50 yearsoxfam bookshop woodbridge the gravel deposits of the upper thames valley bear extensive evidence of man's settlement over a period of yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is being destroyed at an alarming ratesome minor wear to the cover, otherwise in very good condition
9 €
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Title: a natural history of ghosts: 500 years of hunting for proofauthor(s): clarke, roger
10 €
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Since his death, and until the last few years, almost none of his work has been reprintedoxfam bookshop kingsbridge john harris was born at bolennowe, near camborne, in , the eldest of ten childrenhe remained working there for twenty years, until a post as bible reader in falmouth was found for himdiscreetly ex-libraryedited and with an introduction by dif no paper was at hand, he would scratch his poem on slate, wedges, his miner's 'hard' hat, even his thumbnail; and if no ink was available he would use blackberry-juiceone paste-down on front cover verso; remains of sticker on rear verso; library stamp/catalogue number on copyright page, and traces of a spine stickerhe was at work by the age of nine, and when he was thirteen he joined his father underground in dolcoath minephotographs by david hillshe was the author of sixteen books, mostly poetrysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe is buried in treslothan churchyard, with his daughter, lucretiahe wrote poetry from early childhoodotherwise, however, in very good, clean condition
19 €
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Roland fp50 keyboard only about 3 years old but not used for the last 2 yearsonly selling it as i need a slightly lighter action due to medical conditionplease phone/text or e mail read morevery good condition / built in speakers/ pedal included
500 €
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Not used last two yearsonly lightly used before thatbeen stored awayscooter runs like newmax 8 mph quick sale wanted hence pricehad service before it was stored awaycan deliver if can’t pick upvariable speed settingk r mobility scootercarries up to 20 stones
225 €
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Male alpaca entire aprox 7 years oldhe has provided us with two beautiful cria girls in the last two yearsup for sale as we need new blood line he is unregistered
300 €
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Unfortunately he didn’t grow as big as we’d hoped and my daughter lost interest so he’s been a much loved field ornament for the last two years so will need starting againalways comes cantering over to the gate when called and always pleased to see you, can never have enough cuddleswe live on a very busy road but have direct access to miles of off road hacking out of the back of our house so he’s never been on the roadin no rush to sell and he’ll only be sold to the very best of homesnever reared or bucked, can be a bit spooky with pheasants suddenly flying up thoughno novices as he deserves to go out and enjoy life not just sit in the field! read morethis little fella is the sweetest boy, never kicked, bitten, ectbeautiful 7 year old cob geldingno known health problemshe was started as a four year old, been long lined, hacked out but not schooled as we don’t have any facilitiesshouldn’t take much as he’s such a lovely, willing pony
4000 €
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There are 6 "4 rung" ladderback dining chairs in the "glyndebourne" range, 2 of which are in the carver style, all the chairs have removable seat pads and will require re-upholstery due to the fact that this suite has been in daily use through the last 30 yearsbuyer will have to arrange collectiondining table and 6 chairs, manufactured by jaycee furniture of brighton from their "tudor" range in a dark oak wood and with an antique and distressed finishthere is also a matching side cupboard available as a separate purchase and which is not included in the price shownthe solid oak table measures 82 cm wide by 77 cm high by 122 cm long extending to 183 cm via 2 pull-out leaves
300 €
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The last 2 years he qualified for stars champion of champions as a lr m&m and looked after my grand daughter in a very busy atmospherehe is a lovely old fashioned stamp of a dartmoor combining substance and limb with lovely paces and a rocking horse canterin his previous home he did all the above plus x/c, showjumping and eventinghe truly is a versatile all round pony who has done, dressage, showing, pony club and beginners working hunter, always in the ribbons and not at all phased in busy evening performanceshe is up to date with vacs, teeth, farrier, physio etc genuine reason for this heartbreaking sale of a fantastic little ponyhe is now looking for a new home as i feel he needs to be out doing pc, jumping and a more varied life that we can offer him with a competent little jockey or on the lrheartbreaking sale of our amazing little pony teddy, he is an 8 yr old gelding registered dartmoor
3000 €