The last century
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The title is songs from the last centuryfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
15 €
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From the last century, but actual age unknowncollection from south paignton area only pleasepreviously worked, but it has been in (dry) storage for a year and is not working at present, though all parts are present i believelongcase grandfather clock, for collection from paignton
85 €
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Loads of interesting records of the last centurydoring kindersley millenium 20th century day by day bookbig, heavy, coffee table bookminor water damage and scuffingexpensive when newbook stamped inside with library stamp and spine has separated with use
8 €
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This is a fully illustrated book, 1st edition , in fact every page is crammed full of photographs on the buses of north staffordshire over the last century, a lot of the photographs have never been published, with detailed captions to appeal to lay readers, local historians & enthusiasts of bus historyin very nice condition, a must for every collectionfree postage to mainland uk read more
13 €
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Kay fisker was a leading figure in danish architecture in the decades around the middle of the last centurythe danish academy in rome became his last official commission, and fisker put all of his knowledge and artistic skills into its design; he wanted it to be his "crowning work"see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove very good condition, appears unreadthe book describes important developments in twentieth-century danish and scandinavian architectural historyas a young man, fisker worked with gunnar asplund and sigurd leverentz, the two most important architects of the younger generation in sweden, and he never forgot his scandinavian rootshe later developed his distinctive style that has been called danish or vernacular modernismit moreover provides fascinating insights into the theory and practice of restoration of modern buildings
24 €
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Signed by both authors on the last vignettesigned by both authors on the last panelpencil and indian ink on 2 cardboard panelsare 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 storein good condition68 x 52 cm overallpencil and indian ink on two cardboard panelsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website272, published incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The virginians: a tale of the last century () is a historical novel by william makepeace thackeray which forms a sequel to his henry esmond and is also loosely linked to pendennis"the virginians" by ware you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithackeray - smith, elder, london - edition - 769p, 18cmx15cm - frontispiece present - good: condition: original green cloth, frontispiece present, owner's name to title page, scattered foxingthe memoirs of mr charles yellowplush - smith elder, london - edition - 337p, 18cmx15cm - condition: fair, internally good, complete with illustrations, rubbing to boards, front board detachedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store2 "the memoirs of barry lyndon"- smith, elder, london - edition - 339p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good, all illustrations present, some rubbing and wear to leather boards 3 "samuel titmarsh and the great hoggarty diamond" - edition- 336p, 18cmx15cm - good condition, some wear and rubbing to boards, all illpresent 4 the four georges; the english humourists - smith elder, london - edition - 338p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good, internally complete, wear and rubbing to leather boards 5please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
35 €
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Oxfam shop exmouth the rough guide to blues gives you the complete lowdown on all the grittiest singers, bottleneck guitarists, belt-it-out divas and wailing harmonica players that made the most influential music of the last century from music legend bcheck out the ten greatest slide-guitar tracks - or the ten most miserable "woke up this mornin"ssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the handy playlists that help you to pick'n'choose quick "best ofs" to download to your ipod or mp3 playerthe fascinating story is told in full - how the blues crawled from the mississippi delta, went electric in the big cities, and spread across the world - with feature boxes on topics like boogie woogie, gospel and the best blues record labelsking to folk hero robert johnson, the guide includes detailed profiles of hundreds of artists and critical reviews of their best albums
14 €
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This series on television in the sixties of the last century, provoked enormous interest and discussion and had quite a cult followingblack cloth covered boards with silver lettering to spinedobson science fiction hardback with intact djoxfam books & music totnes subtitled - a day in the lifein this sinister wonderland for those who know too much ever to know freedom, the average day is just a trip to the grocer's, a conversation with a numberand a chance to escape'there's the beach and the theatre, and the tennis courtsome tanning to the top of the dj and text block see oxfam website for delivery information read morepatrick mcgoohan was the actor playing the central partthe accredited author on the spine was thomas disch but within the book itself and on the dj it is (correctly) labelled as the work of hank shinea first edition in very good condition with no marks and good binding'every day in the village is just like every otherand the mysterious underground chamber where every move is watched
44 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham at the end of the nineteenth century china is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellionsin this sequel to the bestselling empress orchid, anchee min brings to life one of the most important figures in chinese history, a very human leader who sacrifices all she has to protect both those she loves and her doomed empirethe only constant is the power wielded by one woman, tzu hsi, also known as empress orchid, who must face the perilous condition of her empire and devastating personal lossessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock this book of extracts from 'the west briton', cornwall's leading newspaper, spans the years from and is the last of four sequent volumes which together encompass all aspects of everyday cornish lifecontents clean and unmarked apart from light foxing to top page edges and an inscription on inside front coverdust jacket in good condition with fading to the spine and sticker damage to the back coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moregrey cloth covers in very good condition
6 €
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Over the last century, thousands of people have gone missing and are presumed deadthis series tells the story of their return, and the mysterious ways in which their journey has affected themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen a meteor impacts over earth, all people are returned to earth as suddenly and inexplicably as they disappearedoxfam bookshop carlisle the first series of us sci-fi drama the )discs and case in good condition
5 €
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen a fascinating collection of letters from the great english novelist - and prolific correspondent - penelope fitzgerald acclaimed for her exquisitely elegant novels - including the booker prize-winning 'offshore' - and superb biographies, penelope fitzgerald was one of the most admired authors in britain during the last century'so i have thought of you' is an invaluable addition her distinguished oeuvrethe prizewinning author of nine novels, three biographies, and one collection of short stories, she died inpenelope fitzgerald was one of the most distinctive voices in british literaturepreface by a s byatt hardback book with dust jacket published in see oxfam website for delivery information read more
6 €
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Will arrange delivery at cost a biography of the queen mother which also provides an account of the twentieth centurythe queen mother has lived through the years of the most rapid progress in mankind's history and two world wars yet retains the charm, elegance and dignity that epitomised the edwardian ladypre owned in new condition
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centuryin this book, a team of leading scholars consider these important transformations in the english monarchical polity, ranging widely to consider relations between the various parts of the isles throughout the sixteenth centuryyet its authority was not easily enforced beyond the more developed south-east and midlands and it was exercised indirectly in wales and ireland, while scotland was an independent monarchythe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby the early seventeenth century, the london-based english government had developed and extended its effective authority over the north and wales, ireland was subjugated and colonised, the english and scottish crowns unitedchapters focus on political history and ideas of the state; the change in religion; britain's overseas role; the economy and society; and the renaissance in cultural life in this perioda little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownwith the english bible and shakespeare, english had reached the maturity of a potential world language, while the british peoples stood poised on the edge of a global expansionthe book also includes a detailed chronology, maps, illustrations, and a guide to further reading to provide a full and dynamic picture of this significant era in british historyat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensual
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All the major events of the twentieth century are reflected in the choice of poems within these pagesoxfam shop inverness this ground-breaking anthology presents in chronological order over 400 poems written in the twentieth centurybook is in good conditioneliot, showing that traditional forms can hold their own against the modernist orthodoxyconcise biographies for each poet complete the anthologyhere are poets rescued from oblivion, such as the suffragette who wrote a compelling poem about her mistreatment in holloway prison in or the medical offer who went into belsen with the british troops producing an eye-witness poem of lasting powerby organizing the poems in chronological order, readers will see poets in a new lighthouseman, for example, rubs shoulders with t see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe authors, both published poets themselves, give an overview of each period of history, while notes to the poems place each one in its historical context and trace the century's poetic developmentsome discolouration on edges from dust and storage wear otherwise sharp copythis richly rewarding collection makes invaluable reading for poetry lovers all over the world
6 €
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Read about the inventions from the eventful century - the 20th centurythe 20th century inventions that changed the worlda little battered on the bottom corner
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The editors of medicine in the twentieth century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical specialists but intended for general audiencesour prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generationsoxfam shop dumfries during the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformativesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome concentrate on the political economy of medicine and health as it changed from period to period and varied between countries, others focus on understandings of the body, and a third set of essays explores transformations in some of the theatres of medicine and the changing experiences of different categories of practitioners and patientsit is now central to these aspects of lifein , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individuals
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The editors of medicine in the twentieth century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical specialists but intended for general audiencesour prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome concentrate on the political economy of medicine and health as it changed from period to period and varied between countries, others focus on understandings of the body, and a third set of essays explores transformations in some of the theatres of medicine and the changing experiences of different categories of practitioners and patientsoxfam books & music kentish town during the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformativein , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individualsit is now central to these aspects of life
35 €
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Original manuscript - 16th century - on paperthis is an original leaf from the 16th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionall text on this leaf is handwrittenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis 16th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin music book that was written in the netherlandscondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly browned and has some spotsthe text is written with black ink, the initials and some (dutch) words are indicated with red inkplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenesscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
41 €
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The title is the 20th century fox years volnew - alice faye - the 20th century fox years vol - cd2 cdfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
15 €
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Title: italian art in the 20th century (art & design)title: italian art in the 20th century (art & design)binding: hardcoverlist price (msrp)condition: goodproduct category: books
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Title: mind power into the 21st centurybinding: paperbacklist price (msrp): 9authors: kehoe, johncondition: goodproduct category: books
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Book title: stemware of the 20th century, the top 200 patternsauthor: harry lyou won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us!stemware of the 20th century, the top 200 patterns by: harry l
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The last mughalis an extraordinary revisionist work with clear contemporary echoesthe last mughalis a portrait of the dazzling delhi zafar personified, the story of the last days of the great mughal capital and its final destruction in the catastrophe ofbahadur shah zafar ii, the last mughal emperor, was a mystic, a talented poet, and a skilled calligrapheras the british commissioner in charge insisted, no vestige should remain to distinguish where the last of the great moghuls restsoxfam shop colne road at 4 pdeprived of real political power by the east india company, zafar nevertheless succeeded in creating a court of great brilliance, and presided over one of the great cultural renaissances of indian historybut while zafars mughal ancestors had controlled most of india, the aged zafar was king in name onlythe siege of delhi was the rajs stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreatit is the first account to present the indian perspective on the siege, and has at its heart the stories of the forgotten individuals tragically caught up in one of the bloodiest upheavals in historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen zafar gave his blessing to a rebellion among the companys own indian troops, it transformed an army mutiny into the largest uprising the british empire ever had to facethen in zafars flourishing capital became the centre of an uprising that reduced his beloved delhi to a battered, empty ruinon a hazy november afternoon in rangoon, , a shrouded corpse was escorted by a small group of british soldiers to an anonymous grave in a prison enclosurewilliam dalrymples powerful retelling of this fateful course of events is shaped from groundbreaking material: previously untranslated urdu and persian manuscripts that include indian eyewitness accounts, and the records of the delhi courts, police, and administration during the siege
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place this thoroughly updated edition of global security in the twenty-first century offers a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas in the world he builds on the first edition's emphasis on the role of trade and technology, the militarization of space, the privatization of security, the use of sanctions, ethnic conflict, and transnational crimesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis edition goes even farther to incorporate traditional thinking about national security in the context of human rights, democracy, population, health, environment, energy, and especially educationkay focuses especially on the implications of the election of barack obama and the changing role of the united states in global security writing in an engaging style, kay integrates traditional and emerging challenges in one easily accessible study that gives readers the tools they need to develop a thoughtful and nuanced understanding of global security sean kay assesses the impact of the global economic crisis on international security and considers how the range of thinking about power and peace has evolved in relation to major flashpoints including in the middle east, asia, and eurasia
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Oxfam bookshop ilkley of all the military campaigns fought by the british during the 19th century, no area saw more conflict than the subcontinent of indiadozens of encounters, both great and small, involved many of its races as either friends or foes of britain - indeed, it was not unusual for an area to furnish both ally and enemy at the same time! this volume covers the british, indian and anglo-indian troops who fought for the honourable east india company and britain over the varied landscape of what is present day afghanistan, india, pakistan and bangladesh, between the years andthe vast array of uniforms and dress worn by soldiers serving in india during this period is examined in detail, and extensive information is also provided on regimental colourssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
75 €
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The motoring centurywould make the perfect gift for an enthusiastthis is in the box and has never been openedit's in mint conditionthe story of the royal automobile club
15 €
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Publisher: sampson lowplates in good condition with good colourbinding: hardcoverbeing printed on hand made paper the edges are in original condition ie not been trimmedcovers with minor rubbing and corners very slightly bumpedyou can cut the plates out and sell individually95 or free collection read moreasin: beu38o plates in good condition with good colourthe picture printer of the nineteenth century: george baxter (hardcover) stock photo, not the actual bookedition: first edition description: condition: in very good condition without dust wrapper as issueddate of publication
29 €
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Oxfam bookshop hexham this book is an attempt to clarify what socialism means at the beginning of the 21st centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein as new conditionthe book addresses the question as to what the contemporary challenges to socialism are, and how they might be answeredself-published and signed with a dedication by the author on the title pages
29 €