The love letters of a chinese lady
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Oxfam bookshop newport sequel to "the love letters of a chinese lady"these letters were written by kwei-li, composed during the confused revolutionary atmosphere of the new china, showing her patriotism and hatred of the foreigner, as the wife of the governor of one of the chief provincesshelf wear to top and bottom of spinelight foxing to edges of text block, and sporadically withinneatly pencilled name to front endpapervertical crease to rear boardtext block is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more tan coloured cloth covered boards with black text and stylised silhouette on front board, and black text to spineslight discolouration to endpapersvarious scuffs, marks and discolouration
14 €
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love letters from a desert rat by liz macintyre (paperback, )dispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is like new
1 €
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Title page reads: the spiritual letters of dom john chapman ofirst published , this second editiondust cover slightly worn and discoloured on spinesecond edition enlargedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea dedication inside front coverfourth abbot of downsidecloth cpvered boards in excellent conditionoxfam shop kendal hardback in excellent condition with clean and bright pagesof the same abbeyedited with an introductory memoir by dom roger hudleston o
30 €
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Bust of a young ladyrare bust of veined carrara marbleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesigned on the rearmade of marble, veined carrara marbleshe has coloured hair and coloured eyesdimensions: 25 x 20in lovely conditionthe piece can be picked-up in schoten, antwerp, belgium after consultationplease 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 availableminor damage on the hat (left side), a few minor signs of use as is normalit weighs gramsthis type of sculptures usually have blank faces and hairthe piece will be adequately packaged and shipped with track & trace
200 €
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France: a beautiful bronze bust of a young ladydimensions: height: 17 cm width approxour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenelson on the back, at the bottomsigns of wear according to ageplease 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 available5 cm weight over 930 grams condition: in good conditionthe bust has a green marble basethe base is mounted on a gold-coloured metal platethe image is titled "sylvia" and is signed with ashipping: registered shipping via postnl
186 €
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Oxfam books & music perth the spiritual letters of dom john chapman, ochapman, dom john (edited by roger hudleston) second edition enlarged sheed & ward see oxfam website for delivery information read morefourth abbot of downside
24 €
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeantique italian alabaster bust of a young lady, glued on restored marble basegood general condition, with signs of aging and blemishesshipped with track & trace code from belgiumplease 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 availablewith a total weight of 5italy, early 20th centurysee pictures for further description and details
145 €
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I am selling this lovely metal figurine of a welsh lady playing the harpin excellent condition
15 €
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Brass bell of a welsh lady very pretty gold colour 4'' x 3'' great item good used condition not sure if the clapper is original please see my shop limewood equestrian read more
5 €
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Beautiful 3d picture of a japanese lady in a box framesize 34cms x 44cms
15 €
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Vintage ceramic figure of a victorian lady, this figure is in good condition, no damage, height 190 mm, diameter 140 mm, read more
7 €
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25 x 21 inches with frame oil on board of a beautiful ladyposted by david in other goods, antiques in levenshulme
85 €
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" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music boxin very good condition certificate of authenticity read morelimited edition winnie the pooh hunny of a day music box by ardleigh elliott winnie the pooh and friends grace a "hunny of a day" ferris wheel collectible music box! a hundred acre wood exclusive first! - it's a hunny of a day whenever winnie the pooh and friends get together, and now you can join in with this first-of-a-kind musical ferris wheel collectible music box! pooh, piglet, tigger, eeyore, roo, rabbit and owl enjoy a special treat in the heart of the hundred acre wood, where every detail is sure to charm you! the "homemade" ferris wheel turns and everyone smiles as their barrel-style seats swing, while honeybees flit amongst the scenes of fun and friendship that grace the base! this exclusive, limited-edition winnie the pooh musical ferris wheel collectible music box from ardleigh elliott is crafted of triple-fired heirloom porcelain, richly accented in 22k gold, and plays the melody of "love makes the world go round
100 €
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Surviving the angel of death: the true story of a mengele twin in auschwitz, paperback by kor, eva mozes; buccieri, lisa rojany, isbn , isbn-13 describes the life of eva mozes and her twin sister miriam as they were interred at the auschwitz concentration camp during the holocaust, where drjosef mengele performed sadistic medical experiments on them until their release
6 €
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Author of death of a meeting, a field guide for leaders, managers and facilitatorsbased on the best seller the five dysfunctions of a team
12 €
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The far-out worlds of aeach month we recycle over 2author:van vogt, a3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill sitesall of our paper waste is recycled and turned into corrugated cardboard
7 €
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The tragic tale of a genius 4:17the title is the tragic tale of a geniusthe item format is a 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
12 €
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This is the one: sir alex ferguson: the uncut story of a football genius of taylor, daniel on 25 july paperback ad id: delivery service consumer credit
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International delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailscatherine booth laying the theological foundations of a radical movement by john read (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working days
15 €
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International delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsshadows in the vineyard the true story of a plot to poison the world's greatest wine by maximillian potter (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days
9 €
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Title: coco chanel (the illustrated world of a fashion icon)catalogue number
18 €
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Both minor: in this first volume of a two-volume edition of the life and letters of thomas cromwell, rthese vibrant and informative letters make the book an invaluable resource - they are a window into the period, providing insight into political, religious and intellectual cultureoxfam bookshop victoria two small bumps to d/whe explores cromwell's background, adventurous early life, his relationship with wolsey and the latter's subsequent downfallhe also discusses his rapid rise to become henry viii's most trusted adviser, his dealings with cardinal pole and henry's disastrous marriage to anne of cleves and its contribution to cromwell's subsequent downfall and execution insee oxfam website for delivery information read moremerriman investigates cromwell's life as a statesman, presenting his life and work from a political rather than religious biasthe latter part of the book contains the full text of a large body of cromwell's correspondence between and , copied from the original manuscripts where available
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It had a realism about the poignancy of illegitimacy in this pre-war setting' leah fleming'the love child is a hugely compelling, poignant and moving read the love child is an absolutely beautiful book' dinah jefferies 'this tender account, spanning two generations, reveals how the loss affects mother and child across the yearsher women are brave and good and you desperately want them to win' daily mail 'a novel that stirs the deepest emotions' woman'rachel's stories are always absorbing and  intricately woven and the love child is no exception as two extraordinary stories intertwine across two decades, will secrets long-buried at last come to light?  brilliantly evoking the changing attitudes of the time, the love child is a novel about love, family, separation, despair and hope, full of tenderness and deep feelingthis is a wonderfully moving tale of love and loss, hope and eventual reconciliation, and i very much enjoyed it' barbara erskine 'i found her writing warm, compassionate in this story about one girl's search for her true identity amidst the secrets and dynamics of her adopted familyhore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivityoxfam bookshop cheltenham the unmissable brand new novel from rachel hore, sunday times bestselling author of last letter home, a richard and judy book club pick'a gorgeous and deeply absorbing story' tracy reesa young mother's sacrifice she simply cannot be allowed to bring shame upon her family but all alice can think about is the small, kitten-like child she gave away, and she mourns the father, a young soldier, so beloved, who will never have the chance to know his daughter irene grows up knowing that she is different from other children, but no one will tell her the full truthi savoured every moment of this moving story of love, loss and, ultimately, forgiveness putting hopes of marriage and children behind her, alice embarks upon a pioneering medical career, striving to make her way in a male-dominated world edith and philip burns, a childless couple, yearn for a child of their owna child's desperate search for the truth'simply stunningmeanwhile, irene struggles to define her own life, eventually leaving her suffolk home to find work in londonmy heart went out to both these two women as they faced such difficult personal decisions that would change their lives forever'rosanna ley'i really enjoyed this bookwhen they secretly adopt a baby girl, irene, their life together must surely be completelondon, when nineteen-year-old alice copeman becomes pregnant, she is forced by her father and stepmother to give up the babyrachel has great skill as a storyteller and readers are sure to be engrossed and swept away by her clever double-stranded tale' jane johnson see oxfam website for delivery information read morea story that stirs the deepest emotions' woman & home'a poignant story, rich in period detail' sunday mirror 'an emotive and thought-provoking read
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The victoria letters as screen on tvexcellent condition can post ÂŁ3selling a brand new unread hardback copy of the heart & mind of a young queen90 or buyer can collect for free
8 €
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Angry and humiliated he cuts caroline off, as was his right under the law, refuses to let her see their three sons, seizes her manuscripts and letters, her clothes and jewels, and leaves her destitutethe criminal conversation of mrs nortonis the extraordinary story of one woman's fight for the rights of women everywhereoxfam bookshop cheltenham westminster, london, 22 juneon trial is caroline sheridan, a beautiful and clever young woman who had been manoeuvred into marrying the honourable george norton when she was just nineteenafter a trial lasting twelve hours, the jury's not guilty verdict is immediate, unanimous and sensationalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenorton is a laughing stockcrowds are gathering at the court of common pleasit is a fine, fresh morning that will become hot as the day progressesby her early twenties, caroline has become a respected poet and songwriter, clever mimic and outrageous flirtin westminster hall that day is a young charles dickens, who would, just a few months later, fictionalise the event as 'bardell vpickwick' inthe pickwick papersfor the next thirty years caroline campaigned for women and battled male-dominated victorian society, helping to write the infant custody act (), and influenced the matrimonial causes (divorce) act () and the married women's property act (), which gave women a separate legal identity for the first timeten years older, he is a dull, violent and controlling lawyer but caroline is determined not to be a traditional wifeher beauty and wit attract many male admirers, including the prime minister, lord melbourneafter years of simmering jealousy, norton accuses caroline and the prime minister of a 'criminal conversation' (adultery) precipitating 'the scandal of the century'
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Pick-up in casteren, the netherlands, is also possibleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe lot will be properly packaged for registered shippingplease 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 availablethe sculpture is made of alabaster, with a grey marble pedestalthe sculpture is in good conditionthe sculpture is not too large in size and has a nice old patinathe photos give a good impression of the condition of this sculpture and are part of the descriptionbeautiful antique figurine of a young woman5 cm high, 13 cm wide and 8 cm deep
52 €
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6 hardback and 6 paperback books great for little readers who love “diary of a wimpy kid” films/books
6 €
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After plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupsnews of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of evesykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminein this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us todayoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italyhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spaceit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identitybut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todayin europe there are only seven
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In stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutiondust jacket unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read moreanyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuriesoxfam bookshop newport the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude, and the unlikely triumph of an english geniusno highlighting or other notesthe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answerexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of usethe quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (gbp) to anyone whose method or device proved successfulfull of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmakingtext block cleanlacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landthousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolution
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His wife, who is at his side as he slowly begins to recover, convinces him to return to his family home in the hills somewhere between milan and turinyambo struggles through the frames to find at last the face of the girl he loves: she descends the stairs of their high school and morphs into a dante-esque promise (or threat) of the afterlife, as he struggles harder to capture her simple, innocent, real-life image - the schoolgirl he never forgotsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut a relapse occursyambo, a sixty-ish rare book dealer who lives in milan has suffered a loss of memory; not the kind of memory neurologists call 'semantic' (yambo remembers all about julius caesar and can recite every poem he has ever read), but rather his 'autobiographical' memory: he no longer knows his own name, doesn't recognize his wife or his daughters, doesn't remember anything about his parents or his childhoodnow in a coma, his memories run wild, and life racing before his eyes takes the form of a graphic novelcopiously illustrated throughout with images from comics, book jackets, record sleeves and other printed ephemera, the mysterious flame is a fascinating and hugely entertaining new novel from the incomparable umberto ecomultiple colour illustrationssigned by author on title pagethe red cloth boards with gold illustration and text are in very good conditionthe dustjacket shows very minor shelf wear onlyas he recovers his memory, two voids remain shrouded in fog: a terrible event he experienced during the resistance, and the vague image of a girl whom he loved at sixteen, then lostthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadthere, he relives the story of his generation: mussolini, catholic education and guilt, josephine baker, flash gordon, cyrano de bergeracoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in very good conditionyambo promptly retreats to the sprawling attic, cluttered with boxes of newspapers, comics, records, photo albums and adolescent diaries
75 €