The life and lessons of a legendary gardener
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Drawing from garden history and its literature, she developed a language of classical formal design, embellished with her exuberant planting styleshe also re-introduced the english to their own gardening traditions
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham based on robert martineau's "the office and work of a priest" which was written in the s, this guide is for those considering whether they have a call to the priesthood, and those newly ordained who are tackling a new job and want advice on how best to set about the many different aspects of parish lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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"studebaker's" story is the chronicle of the life and death of an american automobile company where management's concept of "tradition" played a fundamental role in modeling corporate culture, rhetoric, and strategy"studebaker" may have failed in the long run, but its corporate life spanned more than a century, during which the company made a commitment to the community of south bend, accepted unions when other automobile manufacturers bitterly fought collective bargaining, and produced distinguished cars that still enjoy a loyal followingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield while the big three automobile companies came to dominate the industry, its early uhistory was characterized by an array of competing companies"studebaker" explores managerial choice, corporate tradition, and the importance of ideas - not simply "market forces" - in shaping institutions in 20th-century america
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The life and explorations of david livingstone, llit was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320all pages are cleanpublished by walter scottour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe missionary explorer - jminor wear to spine ends and boards’ cornersplates are brightplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition solid and firm boardspublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardlivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationsillustrated with portrait frontispiece of drrobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstone’s deathno foxing, aside from the end papers and otherwise just occasional tanned markscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegilt title and vignette of livingstone on spine
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The life and explorations of david livingstone, llit was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320published by walter scottour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe missionary explorer - jcondition boards lightly rubbed, endpapers foxed, else this is a bright, very good copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardlivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationsillustrated with portrait frontispiece of drrobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstone’s deathcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegilt title and vignette of livingstone on spine
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David livingstone - the life and explorations of david livingstone - london, adam & company, not dated ( pp - cm condition: goodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiafter following the zambezi almost as far as the source, he headed west towards the coastbookblock slightly loose after first quirein original gilt-decorated hardcovercomplete with frontispiece, engraving on title page, 4 engravings and map wikipedia: david livingstone (blantyre near glasgow, 19 march - chitambo on lake bangweulum, 1 may ) was a scottish missionary and one of the most famous explorers in livingstone headed north from cape town towards the makololo settlement of linyanti (now in northern botswana)there he met the new king, sekeletu, son of sebituaneour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelivingstone left upstream on the zambezi in januaryjust like his father, he showed himself very friendly towards livingstonehere he arrived in portuguese territory (angola) and came into contact with the slave trade for the first timeit filled him with disgustafter a journey of km through largely unknown territory, livingstone reached luanda where the he was warmly received by the portugueseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein september livingstone retraced the journey back, but it took almost a year before he reached linyanti againcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe gave him a group of 27 makololos to accompany him on his journey
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road the life and adventure of robinson crusoe, (with a memoir of the author); who lived eight and twenty years, all alone in an un-inhabited island on the coast of america, near the mouth of the great river of oroonoque; having been cast on shore by shipwreck, wherein all the men perished but himselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith an account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by piratesepistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is a fictional autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is robinson kreutznaer)-a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers before being rescuedthis book is a maroon hardback edition with some marks on outer cover, yellowing pages with some stains but all pages still bound together
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford a chronicle of england's golden age of the late 16th century, recounting the life and times of the remarkable elizabeth i in a cycle of 6 playsbox set unused and in original cellophane packaging see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurus by om books international the sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only £10he was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faiththe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhism
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For sale are 2 hardback art books the life and works of constable by clarence jones the life and works of gainsborough by linda doeser lovely glossy pictures and details about the artists works of art
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The life and times of kings and queens collection, 18 book collection, editor antonia fraserbeautifully illustrated and ideal for anyone studying or has an interest in history of our kings and queenscollection or can post for an additional costpages in very good condition, some of the sleeves show signs of wear
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Author jill trevelyan is a curator and award-winning writer specialising in twentieth century new zealand artthrough exclusive access to mcleavey's extensive and hitherto untapped archive of letters, diaries, exhibition files and more, this book offers insights into artists represented by mcleavey including: colin mccahon, toss woollaston, len lye, milan mrkusich, bill hammond, gordon walters, michael illingworth, robin white, richard killeen, john reynolds, yvonne todd and many morethe book is in very good, unmarked, clean condition and unclippedoxfam bookshop witney the first biography of peter mcleavey, the charismatic, pioneering art dealer who since the s has shaped new zealand art see oxfam website for delivery information read moremcleavey's personal story is remarkable, but his contemporaries will recognise common themes: the religious upbringing, the struggle to be bohemian in repressive mid-century small town, the challenges of marriage and fatherhood, the dilemma of whether to stay or leave new zealand, and the need to make a markfar more than a simple biography, this examines the growth and development of contemporary new zealand art
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The life and times of english monarchsall the books you see in the photoany questions, please message me and i will do my best to answer (: collection onlyleeds 14, west yorkshirepractically brand newexcellent condition considering their agea few are missing such as george ii
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The life and times of king george v good condition apart from some damage to first page read more
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The life and times of king george v tothe story of seventy momentous years
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Hell's angel the life and times of sonny barger and the hell's angels motorcycle club by sonny barger (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Wounded by love the life and wisdom of saint porphyrios by elder porphyrios (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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"the life and adventures of martin chuzzlewit" by charles dickens chapman & hall, london - first thus uk edition - with frontispiece by frank stone - 496p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, nice half leather binding with decorative spine, bookplate to front endpaper, some foxing frontispiece 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
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Verdura: life and work of a master jeweler by patricia corbett - hardcover
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Dispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is goodreefer men: the rise and fall of a billionaire drug ring by tony thompson
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Christopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, dare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiotherwise the book is in very good condition) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copieswill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & tracestamp on half title page‘tamburlaine the greatnote in ink on first endpaperit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewhereas the real timur was of turkic-mongolian ancestry and belonged to the nobility, for dramatic purposes marlowe depicts him as a scythian shepherd who rises to the rank of emperorillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignettesa play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 pp’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legmanplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewritten in or , the play is a milestone in elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexitycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecover with minor signs of use
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When exactly did life become a life class? is happiness overrated? is it just possible that beneath the flawless sheen of her friends' and neighbours' amazingly trouble-free lives, beneath the freshly-ironed shirts and home-grown veg, lie the same half-truths, the same uncertainties and the same desperation to keep up with the jonesesoxfam shop dumfries the queen of the black-hearted soap opera is back!welcome to the upwardly mobile prendergast road?sarah may is an intimate observer of society (aka curtain-twitcher of the highest order) and her novel is an hilariously dark-hearted soap opera of our everyday livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe progeny of the ivf generation is ready to start school and only one of them is destined to get a place in nappy valley's most oversubscribed cradle of learningon prendergast road, deep in nappy valley, among olive trees in terracotta, lower fuel emissions, lithuanian prostitutes, teenage drug dealers, stalkers and soaring house prices, five desperate women waithow far will these women go to get that place?follow kate hunter into the depths of her impeccably honed life, as she struggles to maintain the façade of perfectionin a society that always strives to be more organic, less carbon-polluting, more virtuous than any other, 'the rise and fall of the domestic diva' is a breath of fresh air (imported from the mountains of nepal and filtered organically for purity, of coursea snip at only £6
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Oxfam shop malmesbury the life and death of john mytton esq of halston shropshire the story of the regency rake and eccentric john mad jack mytton whose colourful life included being expelled twice from school and election as an mp when he spent only thirty minutes in the house of commons after finding the debates boring17 tissue protected aquatint sporting plates and frontispiece by h alken and t j rawlings boards stained and edges bumpedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morespotting and foxing to tissue guards and some pages but fair condition overallgilt title to front and spine red boards with black embossed sporting illustrations to front and spineincludes notices of his hunting racing shooting driving and extravagant exploits by nimrod234 pages over four partsspine worn at top and bottomnames and addresses of two separate owners at front the address of one being on the subjects family seat of halston hallpage edges brownednimrod being the pseudonym of charles james apperley preface to the first edition by nimrod with an introductory noticetwo detached illustrations but both present fourth edition published by george routledge and sons of the broadway ludgate hillformerly mp for shrewsbury high sheriff for the counties of salop and merioneth and major of the north shropshire yeomanry cavalry
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurusthe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismthe sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faithbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only £10 read more
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How does a top professional football manager cope with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, with living, breathing and sleeping football 24 hours a day, 365 days a year? how does the man in charge handle the ever-present danger of getting sacked in the ultimate results business?neil warnock's the gaffer contains countless insights into the trials and tribulations, the joyous peaks and the soul-destroying troughs of life as a football managerfrom transfer dealings to negotiations with agents, from half-time team-talks to training sessions, from scouting trips to team-bonding sprees, from administrators to chairman, from injuries to referees - the gaffer spills the beanssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewarnock draws heavily on a lifetime of experiences at all levels in football, but particularly on his tumultuous spells at crystal palace, queens park rangers, and leeds unitedthis wonderful new book takes fans into the changing room, the training ground and the boardroomyou won't have read a football book like this before
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Oxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth centurythe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearsvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern art51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's stylethe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspirationit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulation
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a portrait of edward vii in all his guises: as the young prince of wales, bon viveur and leader of a fashionable and scandalous set; as husband to alexandra and father to six; and as a statesman adapting the monarchy to a new role in the constitutionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Some light tanning and some foxing to the textoxfam bookshop hexham covers the career of claverhouse from the accession of king james to the battle of killicrankie, and the death of dundeesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are a few white marks on the front board and signs of wear to the edges and corners and to the top and tail of the spinethis is the third volume, published in , bound in blue boards
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It exposes 'a vast amount of calumnious falsehood with which scotch fanaticism had debased the history of the country'see oxfam website for delivery information read moredundee was called 'the devil dundee' but did he deserve this name? this is volume 2, published in and bound in blue boardsoxfam bookshop hexham this book covers the period between the accession of charles 1st and the advent of king williamthere is some foxing and tanning and minor signs of wear to the edges and corners of the binding
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