The last sixty years
List the last sixty years
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Over the last sixty years scholars have increasingly become aware of links connecting early greek poetry with the literatures of mesopotamia, anatolia, canaan, and israelprevious owner's inscriptionvery good conditionhis survey embraces hesiod, the homeric epics, the lyric poets, and aeschylus, and concludes with an illuminating discussion of possible avenues of transmission between the orient and greeceoxfam bookshop raeburn place ever since neolithic times greek lands lay open to cultural imports from western asia: agriculture, metal-working, writing, religious institutions, artistic fashions, musical instruments, and much moremartin west's new book far surpasses previous studies in comprehensiveness, demonstrating these links with massive and detailed documentation and showing that they are much more fundamental and pervasive than has hitherto been acknowledgedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe believes that an age has dawned in which hellenists will no more be able to ignore the near eastern literature than latinists can ignore greek
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45 €
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A unique insight into the last desperate years of the german army at war on the eastern frontoxfam bookshop lymington scarce bookrare and previously unpublished photographs with in-depth captionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the vast steppes of the soviet union, it describes how the german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 lineslarge format, illustrated laminated hard coverspublished by hellion & company, publishers of high quality military books
29 €
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It celebrates the very special anniversary of 'sixty years of reindeer on the cairngorms'the cairngorm reindeer herd live within scotland's largest mountain range and complete the landscape of britian's last remaining arctic habitatoxfam books & music lancaster swedish sami, mikel utsi and his wife ethel lindgren, doctor of anthropology, re-introduced reindeer to britain in , beginning a truly remarkable storydedication signed by author on page 3see oxfam website for delivery information read more'hoof prints' is a nostalgic collection of time sensitive photos and press cuttings, interspersed with stories and anecdotes
12 €
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Title: sixty years of jump racing: from arkle to mccoytitle: sixty years of jump racing: from arkle to mccoycondition: very goodbinding: hardcoverlist price (msrp)product category: books
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock on the eve of the citroen 2cv's fiftieth birthday, this book chronicles the conception, life and death of this revolutionary french peoples's car, a story that can be traced back over sixty years tosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboth dust jacket and book in very good condition, contents clean and unmarked foreword by l j k steright
19 €
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"sixty years a queen - the story of her majesty's reign" by sir herbert maxwell eyre & spottiswoode, london - first uk edition - 35cmx25cm, 240p - condition: half leather binding with some wear and rubbing to boards ands spine, complete internally, incl colored frontispiece a beautifully illustrated book on the life and reign of the english royal, queen victoria by sir herbert maxwellplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis book features impressive illustrations and photographs throughout including a chromolithograph frontispiece portrait of the queenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemaxwell wrote this work in a chronological manner giving special attention to the imperial celebrations which pay homage to the lady ruler read more
58 €
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After nearly sixty years, these stories of rip-roaring adventure and good clean fun are as charming and entertaining as everoxfam books & music aberdeen former walt disney studios artist jesse marsh illustrated these inventive stories from gaylord dubois for a full nineteen years, expanding the mythology of edgar rice burroughs' world-renowned character in the processsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first tales of tarzan of the apes ever to be told in comics form, this collaboration was read by millions and has proved an enduring vision of the iconic jungle man
24 €
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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 monthsmy 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 placedexcellent with the farrier and does not need shoesgood to catch and cliphe will hack alone or in company and is bombproof in all traffic (we live on a farm)perfect first/second ponyhe is an absolute star and good to do in all waysÂŁ inc tack and rugs read moreheart breaking sale for us so a knowledgable 5* home is a mustmore of a kick along type of ponyvery sensible, safe and kind pony who is sadly outgrownhe will stand all day to be pamperedhe currently lives out in the summer and comes in on a night in winterfor sale chuck 12
2250 €
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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 unusedlocal delivery availablepostage ÂŁ4 by courier to uk mainlandcollection welcomed
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 15very safe in open spaces, traffic etcnever strong and always happy in his workno vices or medical issueslovely home required
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 marketcollection preferred but could arrange delivery for fuel cost within 20 miles of buckfastleighnever any issues with feet, has lived out year round without supplementary feednever aggressive and can follow a bucket but is by no means tame
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 sentencetheirs 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 episodesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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'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 changedthey did not know then that there are many and various fates worse than deathoxfam bookshop cheltenham a richard and judy book club selectionsee 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 was two weeks before his gcse results, which turned out to be the best in his school
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 daneabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seaby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallhe 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 sidesthis 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 england
1 €
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Antique firescreen with a embossed copper panel depicting the scene of the last supperreally 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 lifenot sure on age but we're thinking the copper is much older that then wood surroundoverall size is 24" wide, 23" high, with the copper panel being 20" wide, 10" highsouth molton - delivery available for a small chargereally nice ornamental piece
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 himnow, broken sword: the angel of death's characters are more colourful and varied thanks to the proprietary virtual actor systemcomplete with manualthe 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 manuscriptto assist in your decoding of the manuscript, you carry a pdasee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithout warning, she vanishes, leading george into a frantic search for an artefact of great and terrible powerinstead, the predecessor's graphics engine has been replaced with a completely new, more detailed 3d systemas 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 contextbeyond the usual note-taking and lists of contacts, the pda can be used as a hacking tool" in very good conditionback 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 cluesrendering 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 yearssome minor wear to the cover, otherwise in very good conditionthis is being destroyed at an alarming ratesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Since his death, and until the last few years, almost none of his work has been reprintedone paste-down on front cover verso; remains of sticker on rear verso; library stamp/catalogue number on copyright page, and traces of a spine stickeroxfam bookshop kingsbridge john harris was born at bolennowe, near camborne, in , the eldest of ten childrenhe was at work by the age of nine, and when he was thirteen he joined his father underground in dolcoath minephotographs by david hillshe wrote poetry from early childhoodhe was the author of sixteen books, mostly poetryotherwise, however, in very good, clean conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreif 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-juiceedited and with an introduction by ddiscreetly ex-libraryhe remained working there for twenty years, until a post as bible reader in falmouth was found for himhe is buried in treslothan churchyard, with his daughter, lucretia
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 conditionvery good condition / built in speakers/ pedal includedplease phone/text or e mail read more
500 €
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Not used last two yearsvariable speed settingonly lightly used before thatscooter runs like newhad service before it was stored awaymax 8 mph quick sale wanted hence pricecan deliver if can’t pick upbeen stored awaycarries up to 20 stonesk r mobility scooter
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 againwe 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 roadalways comes cantering over to the gate when called and always pleased to see you, can never have enough cuddlesno known health problemshe was started as a four year old, been long lined, hacked out but not schooled as we don’t have any facilitiesnever 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 morein no rush to sell and he’ll only be sold to the very best of homesshouldn’t take much as he’s such a lovely, willing ponybeautiful 7 year old cob geldingthis little fella is the sweetest boy, never kicked, bitten, ect
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 yearsthere is also a matching side cupboard available as a separate purchase and which is not included in the price showndining 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 finishbuyer will have to arrange collectionthe 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 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 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 dartmoorhe is a lovely old fashioned stamp of a dartmoor combining substance and limb with lovely paces and a rocking horse canterhe is up to date with vacs, teeth, farrier, physio etc genuine reason for this heartbreaking sale of a fantastic little ponyin his previous home he did all the above plus x/c, showjumping and eventing
3000 €
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We've loved him to pieces for the last two years and he's been a fun companion for our other pony but we just don't have the time he needs as a youngsterhappy, healthy little man with a sweet natureonly the best home for our wee guycan be a bit nervous but he's only young and i'd like him to go to a home where he can be handled lots more and backedhe has done some in hand showing previouslywill not sell unseeni think with the right people he could be a lovely little driving pony or if backed potentially a riding pony for a confident childvaccinations, teeth, feet etc all up to date
800 €
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2hh 12 yo few spot gelding registered with the british spotted pony society has spent the last 3 years as a field companion due to having no rider - reluctant sale, he has been with us from 2yrs old, out grown 3 years ago and now hoping someone has more time and attention to give him not a novice ride, second ponyunshod but has worn shoes lives in or out- preferably outfast forward going pony that loves to jump has seasonal head shaking good with vet, farrier, loading, clipping and to handleis a good doer teeth and worming up to date has previously done hacking, schooling & fun rides good home more important than price no dealers, loans full wardrobe ÂŁ read moreproject/companion pony jasper 13
1000 €