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But the terror was, as much as anything else, a civil war, and such wars are always both brutal and complexthe story of the terror is a story of grand political pronouncements, uprisings and insurrections, but also a story of survival against hunger, persecution and bewildering ideological demands, a story of how a state, even with the noblest of intentions, can turn on its people and almost crush themoxfam bookshop cheltenham the french revolution marks the foundation of the modern political worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was in the crucible of the revolution that the political forces of conservatism, liberalism and socialism began to find their modern form, and it was the revolution that first asserted the claims of universal individual rights, on which our current understandings of citizenship are basedthe guillotine in paris claimed some official victims, but executions of captured counter-revolutionary rebels ran into the tens of thousands, and deaths in the areas of greatest conflict probably ran into six figures, with indiscriminate massacres being perpetrated by both sides
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Catalogue of an exhibition at the koninklijke bibliotheek van belgie, from february 6 to marchcontains 14 woodcuts and 3 lino cutsmuseum voor nieuwe religieuze kunst te utrecht - jozef cantrétentoonstelling breda - leiden - groningenjan frans cantré - de spieghelplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetentoonstelling grafisch werk - softbackcovers darkenedfairly good condition, but the fragile front cover is detached, and the tail of the spine is missingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegreshoff - jozef cantré, houtsnijder - de spieghel, amsterdam / het kompas, mechelen softbackevidence of previous ex-libris to frontthere were 131 engravings in the exhibitioncatalogue of an exhibition that toured the three cities insome transference of woodcutstentoonstelling grafisch werk 'arti et amicitiae' - softbackevidence throughout of neat notes about the exhibitsbelgian avant-garde illustrators jozef cantré and his elder brother jan-frans were part of de vijf ("the five"); the main artists in the development of the flemish expressionism stylekoninklijke bibliotheek van belgie - het grafisch werk van jozef cantré - softbackare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiotherwise in a good conditionthere were 111 items in the exhibition, including some sculpturesthere were 213 engravings in the exhibitionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe exhibition took place from october 22 to novembercatalogue of an exhibition at the museum voor nieuwe religieuze kunst in utrecht, from december to januarycomplete with the 14 woodcuts, 1 of which is partially colouredcovers and pages slightly darkenedcatalogue of an exhibition at arti et amicitiae of work contributed by madame mthere were 71 engravings in the exhibition27 pages + platesmuseum voor schone kunsten van latem en leiestreek deinze - retrospectieve jan-frans en jozef cantrégerard walschap - dit is schrift 3 van jaargang 9 der vrije bladen
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirubbed corners and spine endsplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredvol 1: from the roma invasion to the war of the roses 612 pages vol 2: from the war of the roses to the great rebellion 611 pages vol 3: from the great rebellion to the fall of marlborough 612 pages vol 4: from the fall of marlborough to the peninsular war 612 pages vol 5: from the peninsular war to the death of sir robert peel 612 pages vol 6: from the death of sir robert peel to the illness of the prince of wales 611 pages vol 7: from the illness of the prince of wales to the british occupation of egypt 611 pages vol 8: from the british occupation of egypt to the opening of parliament pages gilt lettering to the front and spinesall 8 volumes are in good condition*buyer please pay within 3 days* read moreundated, circaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesome wear to the front and back boardscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablespines are firm and intact
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As the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentsthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economythe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencefrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-stateoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincesee oxfam website for delivery information read more" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt
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In a handpainted/guilded passe-partoutare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikikolfin, 'tot uitpersing van tranen, de verbeelding van de hartstochten', in 'romeyn de hooghe, de verbeelding van de late gouden eeuw' (hthan returned to haarlem where he stayed the rest of his life), zwolle/amsterdam, , ppworked in paris with van der meulen and enjoyed great successfrom a series of wrestling scenes invented by the famous wrestler and wine merchant nicolaes petter who had great interest in classical greece and began to give wrestling lessons to other merchants in his wine shop on the prinsengracht in amsterdamright wrestlerl lying on the ground and kicking the left of the other wrestler with his right leg, while pulling the latter towards the ground by his hairthis series: ' klare onderrichte der voortreffelijcke worstel-konst, published in , is considered one of the most important books about the unarmed struggle of the periodreceived patent of nobility from the king of polen inmost known for his graphic workhe itood for a renewal of print art and rejected the somewhat dull french style from the periodplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeromeyn de hooghe () painter, engraver and sculptor of amsterdamreference: hollstein landwehr litexcellent good black inked impression on laid paper with no folds or tears; a few small stainsetching by romeyn d'hooghe, important innovator of dutch printmakingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevan nierop et al
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The central topic of the the alexandria quartet is "an investigation of modern lovefeaturing sepia, period, photography by durrell the alexandria quartet is the story of the life and loves of a young british man, darley, who lives in egypt during world war iidarley has love affairs with three women: justine, the sensuous jewish wife of a rich egyptian banker, nessim; melissa, a dancer in a cabaret who develops tuberculosis and dies; and clea, a beautiful artist who eventually becomes darley's soulmateoxfam bookshop byres road beautiful folio society four book set" durrell believed in the idea, whose origin is in platonism, that by studying and experiencing the varieties of love, one can ascend from raw physical contact to higher forms of spiritual connection see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Tsong-kha-pa was a prolific writer and one of tibet's greatest philosophersthis is volume three of a classic of tibetan buddhismboards in very good conditionthis third volume contains a presentation of the two most important topics to be found in the great treatise: meditation serenity (samatha) and supramundane insight into the nature of reality (vipasyana)the great treatise on the stages of the path to enlightenment is his most famous workoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in fine conditiondust jacket in very good conditionthe pages are clean and tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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No inscriptionsthe author, a librarian at the royal geographical society, compiled this comprehensive picture of the history of exploration which is a testimony to the courage and resilience of those willing to face the hazards of journeys into the unknowngreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spineunclipped dust jacket has some discolouration near the top edges and around the margins of the back; there is a tear at the top right corner of the front and a minor amount of chipping at the top of the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe continents are dealt with in turn and a wide range of explorers are included from a variety of nationsthe globe image on the front of the dust jacket and the star on its spine have left ghost images on the cloth of the front board and spine of the bookoxfam bookshop lymington first editionslight fading at the very tops of the boards and spine where exposed to the light
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It will appeal to anyone who enjoys family-based modern contemporary fiction with both poignancy and humourwhilst his only daughter, sam, and wife, sheila, plan perhaps the most ill-fated wedding ever conceived, the radio transports george further and further away from realitythe radio ends with an unimaginable twist, when the family realise that things are not at all how they seemedthe radio centres around the decline of the lovable, yet hapless george poppleton, a middle-aged, henpecked father and husband who stumbles across an old transistor radio in his loftthe accidental return of sams ex-fiance, david, coupled with the endlessly drunk auntie lesley ensures that an almighty farce is just around the cornerhis obsession with listening to the radio drives him on an unexpected journey, fuelled by the painful memories of the suicide of his only son many years beforeit is a story of what it means to be a family, the perception of loving and being loved, and what it means to be sanesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road a comedy so black that youd have to eat a lot of carrots to know whether georges adventures are actually visiblejonathan has been inspired by a number of novels, including alex garlands the beach, and his writing is comparable to mark haddon, nick hornby and joseph connollywhen a garlic baguette is used as a lethal weapon and the hogs finally take a stand and turn on the farmer who is about to roast them, nothing is likely to go as smoothly as the family may have hoped
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiupper margin cut very shortwill be shipped with registrationthe text blocks are discoloured, a blemish here and there, water stain in the upper margin of about 60 ppcontains two frontispieces (absent in volume 3), three title vignettes and thirty-six engravings (thirty pictured) and seventy-eight fashion engravings, all picturedin reasonably good conditionstamp on the verso of the title page and on the verso of each engravingthe ladies cabinet offashion, music and romance edited by margaret and beatrice de courcy - london, g henderson, - volumes 2, 3 and pplabel on the cover page of each volume, scribble on the flyleafplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebinding cord holes in the inner margin of almost all pagesthe last page of volume 5 is wrinkledmodern hardcover - 16 x 10 cmthe inner margin of approxa large water stain on the title page of volume 2catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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When the doctor is mysteriously killed following a conversation about supernatural forces and premonitions, dermot finds himself a prime suspect along with his best friend's wife, claire, with whom he is secretly in lovewhen local resident felise (isabelle spade) claims that she too has heard the voice and seen the ghost of a murdered woman holding a blue jar, jack's friend dr lavington (michael aldridge) arranges a seance in felise's cottageoxfam shop hebden bridge two episodes of the early s bbc drama series based on the short stories of crime writer agatha christiebut is there really a ghost - or is jack the victim of a cunning trick? in 'the red signal', dermot west (richard morant) is invited to dinner at the home of jack and claire trent (christopher cazenove and joanna david) along with his famous psychiatrist uncle, sir alington west (badel)see oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'the mystery of the blue jar', trainee solicitor jack hartingdon (robin kermode) hears a woman's voice crying for help while he's playing golf
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I have for sale two very sought after ÂŁ10 notes depicting jane austen's year of birth which isone has the date right at the end of the serial number and the other has two numbers after the first two letters of the serial number and then the other two numbers start the serial number with eight numbersyou for taking the time to look at my message
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Rrp ÂŁp brand new shrinkwrapped gift set8 books: "hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy"; "restaurant at the end of the universe"; "life, the universe and everything"; "so long and thanks for all the fish"; "mostly harmless"; "the long dark tea-time of the soul"; "the salmon of doubt"; "dirk gently's holistic detective agency"
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The firebirds band from groningen, the netherlandsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiespecially for vinyl resellers, a total 42 singles from four dutch 90’s garage bands on the label teen scream records (tsr)members: arnold veenkamp, gerhard rinsma, hans dallinga, titus smid, tombaka 13 singles from: the firebirds ?– on special request label: teen scream records ?– tsr format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, ep country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: surf, lo-fi, punk media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic sealthe singles are from the archive of the former owner of tsr1 single red vinyl: the firebirds ?– on special request label: teen scream records ?– tsr format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, ep, limited edition, 7 singles printed in red vinyl country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: surf, lo-fi, punk media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new single in open plastic sealthe waistcoats garage rock'n'roll band from groningen, holland formed in by three friends and a dog, according to waistcoats drummer jack "genius" outhuis4 singles from: waistcoats* / beyond lickin' ?– untitled label: teen scream records ?– tsr-004 format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: garage rock, punk media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic sealnotes debut single for both band and label11 singles from: the perverts ?– (i'm in love with the) headcoat girl label: teen scream records ?– tsr format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, ep country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: garage rock media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic sealplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store(teen scream records) al the singles are still new and in a open plastic seal the condition is: media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! note: there is one special single in red vinyl from the firebirds, there only 7 copies madeubangi4 90’s band from the frisian city of leeuwarden the dutch band members ronnie pietersma, leo de blaauw, leo van der rol en herman scheltingatheir sound is heavily influenced by mid-sixties garage and punk-rockcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available13 singles from: ubangi 4 ?– red hot rod label: teen scream records ?– tsr format: vinyl, 7", ep country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: rock & roll media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic seal the perverts dutch garage rock nederbiet band from amsterdam active in the 90's
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Albums in excellent condition, box has slight signs of wear & tearreaders digest album box set, tunes of glory8 albums of classical music, titles: the thin red line, the skirl of the pipes, the yeomen of england, classics of the march, war on the silver screen, the battle of britain, in quieter moments, victory at sea
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham longlisted for the booker prize after the upheavals of the second world war, the richardson family - sam, ellen and their young son joe - settle back to working-class life in the cumbrian town of wigtonas the old order begins to be challenged and new vistas open, sam and ellen forge their future together with differing needs and desires - and conflicting expectations of joe, who grows up with his own demons to confrontsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet for them, as for so many, life will never be the same again
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The price is inclusive of packaging cost but exclusive of postage costs which will be one of the following: collect+ 'standard service' (typically 2 working days) for regular parcel 2-5kg: ÂŁ7recorded here for the frst time are the voices of the drivers, their wives and girlfriends, the mehcnics, the team owners and all those involved in the tension-filled, emotionally charged circus that is formula 1edited by gerald donaldson and first published by weidenfield & nicholson in , this book is in pristine, as new conditionformula 1: the autobiography29; or collect+ 'economy service' (typically 3-5 working days) for regular parcel 2-5kg: ÂŁ6
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki026) made in australia / vinyl and cover near mint the easybeats were an australian rock band that formed in sydney inall the albums i’ve hardly played read morethey became the first australian rock act to score an international hit with the single friday on my mindthe easybeats – australian mercey beat from the sixties (2x) the easybeats – falling off the edge of the world (united artists –uas ) made in usa original lp\\ vinyl and cover near mint the easybeats – the shame just drained, 15 previously unreleased tracks, the vanda young collection volplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store1 / (albert productions aplpcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiregistered shipping and good packinga work of religious art preserved in good condition bought in prestigious antiquesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeantique wooden statue of san antonio with the child jesus with the characteristics of the neoclassical 18th century sculpture, it seems that it has a stuccoed chrome patina that gives the stylised figure more realismcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Yet they must also know when to push their own over-extended civilization into decline and ride a new one to victory!complete board gamedesigned by philippe keyaerts as a fantasy follow-up to his award-winning vinci, small world is inhabited by a zany cast of characters such as dwarves, wizards, amazons, giants, orcs and even humans; who use their troops to occupy territory and conquer adjacent lands in order to push the other races off the face of the earthoxfam shop ulverston in small world, players vie for conquest and control of a world that is simply too small to accommodate them all see oxfam website for delivery information read morepicking the right combination from the 14 different fantasy races and 20 unique special powers, players rush to expand their empires - often at the expense of weaker neighbors
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Now they meet as old friends at a glittering new year's eve party to welcome in the soxfam bookshop cheltenham twenty five years ago liz, alix and esther were leading lights at cambridgesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the dawn of the thatcher era, and britain is on the brink of great social and political upheavalhow will these three ambitious and confident middle-aged women survive the personal and professional challenges, and the changing values of the next decade? the radiant way brilliantly explores their loves, losses, hopes and fears, and the strength of their friendship
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But once there she cannot bring herself to speak into the receiver? see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere, those who have lost loved ones find the strength to speak to them and begin to come to terms with their griefthen one day she hears about a man who has an old disused telephone box in his gardenoxfam shop ringwood when yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how she will ever carry onsoon yui makes her own pilgrimage to the phone box, toowhen you've lost everything, what can you findyet, in the face of this unthinkable loss, life must somehow continuewhat happens next will warm your heart, even when it feels as though it is breakingthen she finds takeshi, a bereaved husband whose own daughter has stopped talking in the wake of their lossas news of the phone box spreads, people travel to it from miles around
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After several reprints a new edition appeared in , but since then there has been much further research, and re-examination of interpretations, prompting a completely re-written book with an entirely new structure, and with many more illustrations, all integrated with the relevant textthe first edition () was acclaimed and it firmly established the shropshire coalfield as the cradle of the industrial revolutionoxfam bookshop folkestone this is the second edition -- excellent condition but missing a dust jacketthis is the book that made ironbridge a place of international pilgrimage, and, in its new edition, provides a 21st-century explanation why! see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Theexcursion to the valley of the kings is the highlight of your vacation toegyptcan youescape the tomb?you enter a mysterious burial chamberas you crawl through the narrow passageways, you lose the rest of yourgroup
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Condition is very goodplease be aware of any marks etc i would of tried to show in my picsthe last shadow puppets: the age of the understatementdispatched with royal mail 2nd class letter
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Yann martel's life of pi is a transformative novel, a dazzling work of imagination that will delight and astound readers in equal measureit is a triumph of storytelling and a tale that will, as one character puts it, make you believe in godthe crew of the surviving vessel consists of a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan, a 450-pound royal bengal tiger and pi - a 16-year-old indian boysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop royal exchange square after the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue pacificthe scene is set for one of the most extraordinary pieces of literary fiction of recent years
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When the jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in , he stays behind, works for a while as a labourer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn citythe film won the palme d'or at the cannes film festival and oscars for best actor (adrien brody), best adapted screenplay (ronald harwood) and best director (roman polanski)oxfam shop colne road award-winning drama telling the true story of pianist wladyslaw szpilman's experiences in warsaw during the nazi occupationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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All gilt edges to the text blockmarbled end papersoxfam books & music totnes this is a detailed book describing the work done by this committee with many tables and other datathere is a mass of sociological and statistical datawithin it is a letter sent from london in january , stating that the presentation was at the instigation of lloyd george in recognition of the services rendered by macleod to the committeethe scottish liberal federation hardback with no djthere is some wear to the spine coverpresentation certificate on ffep which appears to have been signed by lloyd georgesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreleather binding with gilt lettering to front and spine coverit is a presentation copy for mr joseph macleod, who was a member of the highland sub-committee
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While attempting to trace the early explorers, un delegates find bedford (edward judd) who claims that he and two others landed on the moon in , where they were attacked by ant-like life forms known as the selenites before escapingcan bedford's story help the latest lunar visitors survive their voyage into the unknown? see oxfam website for delivery information read morein a team of un astronauts travel to the moon only to discover that a team of british astronauts reached the lunar surface at the end of the 19th centuryoxfam bookshop ipswich s british sci-fi adventure based on h
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Kit contains: -glass cleaner 500ml - this powerful cleaner breaks through even the toughest dirt and grime on windows and mirrors, leaving a sparkling streak free finishalloy wheel brush read morewheel cleaner 500ml - this non-acidic formula removes brake dust, road film and grimeph neutral shampoo 500ml - this powerful shampoo breaks through even the toughest dirt and grime, leaving a sparkling showroom finishdash & door enhancer 500ml - a high active cleaning spray that will quickly clean and finish all vinyl, rubber & plastic interior surfacesbird & bug remover 500ml - a combination of surfactants which neutralise the acid in bird limegreat for the gym and business use (fits laptops and tablets perfectly)tyre & trim dressing 500ml - this new water resistant coating has been carefully formulated for the renovation of all plastics, pvc, rubber etc, throughout your vehiclepenetrates deep into the fibres to lift stains to the surface and ease the removal of the most stubborn marksit cleans to a bright finish without damaging coatings, lacquers or tyresupholstery cleaner 500ml - gently removes stains from carpets and upholsterythe soapy mousse will re-hydrate the deposit, creating a solution that can be easily wiped off the paintworksupagard - the complete aftercare kit with lifestyle bag 500ml this bag has been totally redesigned into a stylish and functional bag for everyday use
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