The library of the university of bristol
List the library of the university of bristol
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Many black and white photographssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecorners and edges a little bumped, light blue cloth faded, titles on spine becoming indistinct, boards slightly sprung, contents clean and brightoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 223 ppincluded loose is a card giving details of a dinner and dance forincluding indexthe book has perhaps been kept for a time in mildly damp conditions
50 €
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The crisis in university education has been the subject of vigorous debate in recent yearsin this eloquent and deeply personal book, a distinguished scholar reflects on the character and aims of the university, assessing its guiding principles, its practical functions, and its role in society
17 €
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Oblique cloth band with library ticket present on inside of rear coverhardback book with no djit is an ex-library book but with only limited evidence of this previous existencethus there is a number on the spine cover, a handwritten note on the ffep and a stamp “st thomas seminary, kenmore, washington” and an owner’s namesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is goodoriginally published in this is a reprint from the usalight green cloth covered boards with black decoration and a gilt panel on the front with the title in green on itpatterned end pagesto which is added an appendix”oxfam books & music totnes subtitled - “the wonders of god in the wildernesson the title page there is another stamp - (sodality library, st mary’s church, pendleton ore) there are some ink annotations on the contents page and a few ink annotations on the margins of some of the text pages
24 €
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"the works of jane austen" by jane austen - illustrated library midpoint press, london - limited edition - 30cmx20cm (heavy book over 5 kilos) - p - condition: very good, minor wear contains jane austen's famous five novels: sense and sensibility, pride and prejudice, emma, northanger abbey, mansfield park all plates and illustrations are present read moreare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
38 €
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An account of the history of cambridge university from its foundation to the late 19th centuryfront end paper slightly detached from spinelongmans, green and cosee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery minor wear and bruising to coversoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardbackin excellent condition considering its year of publication
7 €
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You are bidding on a 3 mark year anniversary of the university of berlin, german empire, friedrich wilhelm ii - wilhelm ii, in brilliant uncirculated, top condition, 900 silver, 15 g fine, rare read moreare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
30 €
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This is an ex- library copy with the usual stampsthis is one of the most important records of tripolitan life during the 18th centurybound in full leather boardsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis book is in very good condition, the pages are tightly bound with no loose pageslight foxing to the title page and tanning to the page edgesthis first edition was published in by henry colburn, london'it is a delicious mixture of sensational subject-matter and deadpan delivery' very readable and interesting includes the plague, moor customs and beliefs, african gardens, inside the great mosque, bey of tripoli murdered etc etcillustrated with 3 hand coloured full page plates plus a fold out map (unfortunately 2 of the original plates are missing there should have been 5 plates and a map)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegilt title lettering on a red block to the spinethe board corners are bumped370 pages, 28cm 23 cm read morethe work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seragliobrown endpapers, with bookplate to the inside of the front boardi have here a very rare beautifully illustrated book entitled narrative of a ten years' residence at tripoli in africa: from the original correspondence in the possession of the family of the late richard tully, the british consul, comprising authentic memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning bashaw, his family and other persons of distinction also an account of the domestic manners of the moors, arabs and turksthe female members of tully's family were on intimate terms with the bashaw's family and were admitted into all the life of the seraglioplease 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 catawikiat some stage in its' life it has been sympathetically restored with a new leather spinethe boards having an embossed crosshatch pattern
121 €
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Xi, 722pp, including index  by the late robert willis - edited with large additions and brought up to the present time () by john willis clark with numerous illustrations throughout the bookoxfam shop malvern volume three  label pasted inside front board "theological college, ely  see oxfam website for delivery information read more hardcover in very good condition, some foxing on the endpapers, half-title page and very last page (advert) all text pages are in almost fine condition, with no foxing,marks or tears  with some wear at the spine ends and bottom and front edges of the boards
49 €
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This consists of two important treatises by ranchin, the chancellor of the university of montpellier: iare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiangular damp stain and some foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefrancisci ranchini consilarii, medici, et professoris regij, celeberrimæq´ue monspeliensis vniuersitatis medicinæ iudicis, & cancellarij tractatvs dvo posthvmi 12mo: 7fffor details, louis dulieu, 'le chancelier françois ranchin', revue d'histoire des sciences, , ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteearly nineteenth-century green morocco and boardsde morbis ante partum, in partu et post partumde purificatione rerum infectarum post pestilentiam exceptionally rare volumecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
54 €
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Oxfam shop regent street bristol it's a historical book which traces the plans of the city of londonthere are plans, graphics, photos, information and historythe cover and the first pages are slightly damaged but the main pages are intactsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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44 €
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Even today the attaining of the age of 21 has a certain edge to itthis machined aluminium key roughly 8-9 inches in length comes in a very nice presentation case, & would make a nice surprise present
5 €
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A great addition to any early collection of natural history prints which have been hand coloured when published "price 3/4d plain; 2d coloured"published under the direction of the committee of general literature and education, appointed by the society for promoting christian knowledge, condition: good - prints laid back to back on linen - handling marks and minor creases as per pictures - very strong because of the linen6 x 19th century - plates illustrative of natural history - double sided & laid on linen josiah wood whymper wood engraving, hand coloured at time of publicationdimensions: " high x " wide the prints have been taken from a broken 19th century volume which had been put together with the prints laid back to back on linen which gives the buyer the choice of which print to display and has also given the paper prints added strengthclay, son and taylor printerspublished by the society for promoting christian knowledgejosiah wood whymper () was an english wood-engraver, book illustrator and watercolouristpostage via registered post ÂŁ - sent flatplates illustrative of natural history, with a short description annexed to each plate
65 €
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Christ is standing on the shattered door, with a flag of victory in his handare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibig and rare copy! total dimensions: around 56 x 45 cmthe defeat of the powers of evil and the release of the victims by the fall of christ into hell after his deathdimensions image: around 43 x 35 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehelioengraving, xixth century, amand durandpowerful print on beautiful, laid paperliberation is brought to those who were bound by these powers of evilnext to the door are nails, probably the nails that were in his hands and feetthe "descend in hell" of jesus christ after his death on the crossan imagination of the phrase from the apostolic creed: "descended into hellthe door of the realm of the dead is broken on the groundplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery beautiful copy" it's like: the victory over the evil powers is also announced therecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe cross is on the left, but is empty because christ has abandoned it
70 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit charts the reign of the first tudor monarch henry vii who took the throne from his rival richard iii inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe book remains his only completed work of history"the historie of the reigne of king henry the seventh" by francis bacon rplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit was published the following yearbacon's portrayal of henry was extremely influential for the following three centuriesat the request of charles, prince of wales he began work on a follow-up account of the reign of henry viii, but only completed a brief introductionlondon - edition - 241p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original leather boards, with rubbing and wear to boards, rebacked with cloth spine with title label, renewed endpapers, engraved title page loosening, but present, w/o francis bacon frontispiece as is usually missingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerare important historic work on the life of king henry the seventh by bacon history of the reign of king henry vii is a work by the english writer francis baconat the time of writing bacon had recently fallen from political power, and completed the work in late and sent a copy to james i
87 €
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Only one key is available, which fits in all three drawersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii transported the chest of drawers from kaiserslautern to steinmauerni inherited the chest of drawers from my grandmother who lived in kaiserslautern and passed away inthe condition is good and usableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storephoto shows the chest of drawers in use in the household it comes fromi would be happy to find a good home for this chest of drawers! read morethis was done for transportation reasons many years agophoto shows the seal of the deutsche reichsbahn for transportationotherwise, there is no noticeable damage or changesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitephoto shows the forwarding company that transported the chest of drawers to kaiserslauternthe origin of the chest of drawers is leonberg, baden württembergcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableon the back, a board was nailed in place for stability
104 €
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The comte gerrard de gault, a huguenot, is sent to warn his fellow protestants to leave france, before the catholics burn them at the stakethe spanish inquisition imprisons him; where he swears an oath to avenge all those deaths before escaping to become the secretary of the commander-in-chief of the spanish armada; helps sir francis drake capture the treasure ship at the sack of cadiz; assist in the execution of mary queen of scots; is responsible for the defeat of the armadaoxfam bookshop wallingford a story of love and adventure set in the turbulent reign of elizabeth the firstsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
20 €
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With shelfwear and bumping to edges and corners, otherwise a very good copythis 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 interventionoxfam 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 morethese operations were fertile territory for sappers as the history relatesthis 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 since
14 €
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Pages clean with no foxing; most pages still unopened; one set of 8 unopened pages loosesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefull title: a dissertation on the validity of the ordinations of the english, and of the succession of the bishops of the anglican church; with the proofs establishing the facts advanced in this workeditor's introduction and epitome of the whole volume lxxxviii pages; main text and index 374 pages; further notes by the editor xlii pagesbookplate on front end-paperoxfam shop kendal cloth covered hardback with gilt lettering on spine, in good conditiontop and bottom of spine slightly worn; corners worn and bumped; edges of covers very slightly worn; covers faded
70 €
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The 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 danepaperback - 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 kingdomshe 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 englandby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern sea
1 €
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The ownership of the island of corfu has changed hands many timesnow it is greek, but in former times it was occupied by the venetians when venice was a great trading power, and by the britishor p&p extra read morethe language used on this map is italian, and the original must be very ancientnote how the island is depicted as running east-west, when the island itself is oriented north-south! buyer collects from malvernthis is a framed print measuring 43 cms wide by 36 cms tallthe frame is black and the surround is beige and it is in excellent condition
25 €
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New and sealed read moredeath of wolverine: the logan legacy ( published: december writer: james tynion cover artist: alex garner - in the wake of the death of wolverine, mystique must come to grips with everything she's done in a lifetime of crime, and the destiny laid out before her
3 €
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Are 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe panel has a missing lathcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableicon with various restorations, including the faces of the mother of god and the baby jesus
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Raymond daniel manczarek jr(february ? may ) known as ray manzarek was an american musician, singer, producer, film director, and author, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of the doors from togenuine authentic hand signed autographed cheque raymond manzarek hand signed cheque to the value of $ the bank of california beverly hills cheque nothis item may be collected or postednote: this cheque is over 25 years olda very rare, collectable and unique itemmade payable to ?bank of america? dated: 5th december note: this is an original/genuine/authentic hand signed cheque by raymond manzarek which has been bankers stamped on the front of the chequehe was a co-founding member of nite city from to , and of manzarek?krieger from to his deaththis item may be collected or posted read more
65 €
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It's quite easy to place roberta flack near the top of the pile of singer/songwriters who changed the course of pop music, not only soul music, during the '70sfrom her legendary string of duets with donny hathaway to her duets with peabo bryson and maxi priest that kept her at the top of the charts through the '80s, they're all here
21 €
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Having a declutter selling our original s marvel comics planet of the apes, more of marvels movie adaptation escape from the planet of the apes, 46 original comics in great condition for their age see pics as they form part of the description can post for a small fee read more
10 €
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A century in the skies booklet/order of service to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the royal air force, sunday 29 april at hereford cathedral, 26 pages (including front/back covers)a4 size with no writing/no folding still in good/mint condition, rare item only about 300 printedcoronavirus measures packing/postage is not included within price however can be arranged, royal mail tracked/recorded service
50 €
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Registered shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe netherlands 10 euro 'de koningsmunt'please view the photos for more details and to make your own assessmentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeissued on the occasion of the coronation of willem-alexander on 30 aprilplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecontents of the roll is 20 coins; quality: unc; roll is original and unopenedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesilver-plated edition in original roll by the royal dutch mint
188 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin very good conditiont de belloc "le pays des pharaons"; ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store218; size 18 x 24 cm; london ; hardcover; 49 engravings in the text protected by tissue paper; small defect on the spine and cracked plate on the back, scattered mildewone in english and the other in frenchplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethey have been a valuable source of information throughout the century for those who decided to embark on the "grand tour" along the nile416; size: 20 x 29 cm; paris ; half leather binding with gold engravings; numerous drawings and lithographs in the texttwo famous accounts of travel to the land of the pharaohs of the nineteenth centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebartlett "the nile boat"; pp
69 €
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They were produced to mark the bicentenary of the death of robert burns and released on the poet's birthdaythis robert burns pack was issued by the royal mail on 25 januarythis presentation pack contains four mint stampsinside the pack it details the tradition of a burns supper, from the opening recital of selkirk grace to singing auld lang syne at its close
5 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the text described as 'the first modern classic of english history'the edition also includes other relevant writings by bacon, generous editorial footnotes explaining the historical and political issues of the period, and a substantial glossaryfrancis 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 thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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