The marks of maturity
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal box in excellent conditiondisks in excellent conditionthe story of the prodigal son, his journey away from home and his journey back, is used as a backdrop to these studies in the process of change and transformationbooklet in excellent condition also included
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Some staining faded marks affecting few pageswear to boards’ corners, and spine ends, with few pin marks on front covermoderate foxing spots or age marks to page edges and some pages; become lighter towards the endour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: solid and firm boards5 & number of pages: 360 pagesall 24 plates are present and bright (please see pictures)book dimensions: 19publisher’s original green cloth boards with gilt lettering, and light blue decorations to upper board and spinedecorated endpaperspublished by chapman & hall ltd, london, ccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableall pages are tightly held at the gutterthe book is nice and tidyscarce art nouveau edition with 24 charming colour plates by averil burleigh description first averil burleigh edition of the poems of john keatsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteinner hinges are very goodwhat makes this volume so special are the beautiful 24 full-page illustration in colour by the british artist averil burleighare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiawarded label from london county council on past down pagethe elegant art nouveau style are really elevate this work
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Printed title to spine which shows marks of wear and discolourationend and title pages are foxed with small pencilled marks on feppages show some marks of foxing and there are a few small tears and darkening to edgesphotographs, illustrations and plates in black and whitesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop shirley november to octoberblack and white frontispiece plate of the signa madonnabrown boards with textured pattern to front and back - worn and scuffed at edges and corners
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Wear to edges, various other scuffs and marksturquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text within dark blue panel to spinelight shelfwear to edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morevarious superficial scuffs and marks, discolouration to spine and outer edges of boardsoxfam bookshop newport this is the story of the most sensational scientific discovery in natural history of the twentieth century, told by the scientist who is the central figure throughoutalone in his view that this coelacanth must have been a stray, professor smith and his wife carried out a series of arduous expeditions covering most of the wildest parts of the tropical western indian ocean, until, after fourteen years, the home of this living fossil was foundit details the discovery of a type of prehistoric fish, known only from fossils and believed to have become extinct at least fifty million years agosmall chips and closed tearsendpapers discolouredtear to top of spine, which is discolouredsporadic foxing within text block which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedpictorial dust jacket
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There are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe inside pages are clean and unmarkedmoving from the old bailey to the court of king's bench, the author discusses the anomalies, inconsistencies and miscarriages of justice that arose as our ancestors decided what to do with defendants accused of the so-called 'worst of crimesthere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spineno one dared to say publicly that it should be tolerated, yet the reactions of men and women to the homosexuals in their midst were varied and complexin good condition' by studying original trial documents and other manuscript sources netta murray goldsmith has discovered hitherto unsuspected facts about some cases, including one important instance in which a prosecutor, aided by members of the judiciary, was able to pervert the course of justiceshe also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinityoxfam bookshop hampstead the worst of crimes: homosexuality and the law in eighteenth century london in the eighteenth century homosexuality became an issue, especially in london with its fast growing population
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Very few marks to outsidevery good condition, no noticeable marks to screensoriginal styluswill be shipped in a clear case for protection which does have surface marks/damage, however this is only for protection and may be removed or kept when receivedonly noticeable mark is included in last picture in listingcondition is useddoes not come with box or chargernintendo 3ds xl the legend of zelda: a link between worlds limited edition
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Minor scuff marks, fraying and bowing to corners (source wikipedia) see oxfam website for delivery information read more navy blue cloth covered boards with gilt tiles to front and spineblock clean; top edge darkened with agecontents tightly bound with some foxing near the front and back and no tears, marks, or annotationsbumping and minor fraying to spine top and tail author edwin brockholst livingston ( to ) was an amateur historian, whose lifetime work was the research and publication of the genealogy of the scottish livingstone family of callendar, and the offshoots of the family that sought their fortune in colonial americaoxfam books & music winchester 291 pp this book was edwin's final publication, in collaboration with james livingstone
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Minor superficial foxing and occasional marks throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume vi: a midsummer holiday; astrophel; a channel passage; and other poems all six volumes: dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text to spineoxfam bookshop newport a six-volume set of works by the renowned victorian poet, playwright, novelist, and critictext blocks are lightly and evenly tannedendpapers discolouredvolume i: poems and ballads, first series volume ii: songs before sunrise; songs of two nations volume iii: poems and ballads, second and third series; songs of the springtides volume iv: tristram of lyonesse; the tale of balen; atalanta in calydon; erechtheus volume v: studies in song; a century of roundels; sonnets on english dramatic poets; the heptalogia; etcvarious scuffs, marks, discolouration and signs of wear to boards, edges and top and bottom of spines
100 €
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Superficial foxing and other marks throughoutvarious scuffs, marks and discolouration to boardsred text on black section of front boardsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreowner's bookplate affixed to front pastedown" black cloth covered boards with red cloth band overlaid on leading edgesblack endpapers, cracked at rear to reveal linen binding beneathif this little work should have the effect of making even one prig more priggish, the writer will not have laboured in vainlightly but evenly tannedwe grieve to confess that he is purely imaginary, and we must add that he is not "intended" for anybodyoxfam bookshop newport "the reader of the following story may be induced to hope that so perfect a character exists in realityspine cloth missing
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The binding is good and there are no other marksthere are two brown marks on the inside of the front cover and inside the rear cover; they look like the remnants of sellotapethe boards are enclosed in brown cloth with a gilt pattern to front and back and on the spine coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are some pencil annotations on the front end papersoxfam books & music totnes a small book with an abbreviated and simplified history of romethe first edition was but i cannot find a date for this second editionthere is a frontispiece if cincinnatusthere is also gilt lettering to the spineharvey and darton hardback with no dj
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And cosmetic marks around the bikewith age related marks & wear this bike has been fully service bearings check new parts where required this is a reconditioned bike there is always the chance of scratchesfalcon bmx renegade childs bike up to the age of 8 years old frame 10 inches wheels 16 inches gear 0 working orderplease see photos for condition, please take a look at my other ads thanks for looking read more
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Various scuffs, marks and discolourationmarks and crinkling to edges of text block which is also lightly tannedthe victoria editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepencil annotation to contents pageendpapers discolouredoxfam bookshop newport volume i of a three volume set, featuring the comedies of william shakespearegreen cloth covered boardsone volume onlygilt design and blind embossed decoration to front board, gilt text to spine, blind embossed decoration to rear boardshelf wear to top and bottom of spinebook plate to front pastedownsigns of water damage, crinkling to cloth
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The cd has some mild and light surface marks from general usage but no other visible defectsmusic in africa 5oxfam music shop southampton safari sound band - the best of african songs, kelele, , kemama sofia the cd has been visually inspected under strong light and graded very good using goldmine standard grading guide and the case has been graded good to very goodnakupenda wewe 4see oxfam website for delivery information read moreashante sana 14karibuni kenya 11the case has some surface scuffing and sticker marks, the insert doesn't sit completely flush in the case, so is a bit temporarily 'warped' but no major damage
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Scuffs, marks and discolouration to jacketpaper cover now in two parts with split along right spine edge, hence low price for this scarce itemsmall chips and creases to edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport a collection of letters from the author to his sons about the christian faithsuperficial scuffs and marks, shelf wear to edgesred cloth covered boards with black text to spine, which is fadedgreen dust jacket with black texttext block is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedfoxing to edges of text block and first and last few leavestear along the length of the front hingespine heavily discoloured
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Bram bogart - tekens van bestaan, marks of existence - eindhoven, willy schoofs - pp hardcover - in very good condition signed and dated by bram bogart 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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The video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3t video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgethe yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by ait was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by a70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3
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It marks the culmination of over 50 years of field recording by local botanists and over 18 years of fieldwork and in-depth search of historical records by the author this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionthe flora contains:- over species accounts that include first record, status, distribution and ecology;- more than 660 dot maps of native and frequently encountered alien spieces;- introductory chapters on geology soils, landscape, climate, historical recording and the changing environment;- discussion chapters on distribution patterns, floristic distribution patterns, floristic conservation;- 24 pages of colour plates of maps and photographs showing botanical hot spots and local notable specieson the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wearinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked
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Very minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutcondition: as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44here are the people behind that past - edward de kendale, adam scippe, thomas newchapman and agnes, his wife; sir anthony denny and rev canon eales; george byng and wortley-montagu; murderers thurtell and hunt; macready the great actor; burton the great explorer and the photographer wellington; and of course, the legendary giants of british cinema - men like rank, danziger, balcon and blattnerboreham wood's origins are mistier, but technology brought massive change and development with the coming of the railway in , and again, when cinema created britain's hollywood in this pleasant parishsigned by stephen castlenot long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hilluntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationhappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyethe hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, and the romans chose elstree hill as a major tile-manufacturing centrethe book of elstree & boreham wood brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating picturesidlestre and borham were much influenced by the great abbey of st albans, and indeed by alban's martyrdom and the roman muncipium of verulamium, so that the area's past is inextricably entwined with the great and the good of times ancient and later
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The video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3t video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgethe yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by ait was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by aean-13 number read more70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3
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There are a few minor marks here and there on the dustjacket but otherwise it is free from chips or tearstony kushner examines the impact of evacuation, the blitz, the black market and other aspects of the war on relations between gentile and jewthis book is likely to interest those studying or teaching social history, jewish history or race relations in sociology, politics and cultural studiesoxfam bookshop hexham the persistence of prejudice examines attitudes to jews at all levels of society during a war that many saw as a fight against fascismthis book suggests that, rather than being confined to extremists, antisemitism was part of the mainstream culturethe blue cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spine and are a little spotted and stainedthe jewish image in society, the response of the state to jews at home and abroad, and the effect of antisemitism on the jewish community itself receive particular attentionthe binding is soundthe text block is yellowing slightly but appears to be free from inscriptions or annotationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is complete with its dustjacket which has a small sticker mark on the inside front flapthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallhe probes attitudes to anglo-jewry, from left to right of the political spectrumas a contribution to the social history of wartime britain, it also reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a liberal democracy
89 €
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marks on front cover from removed labelsbookplate and ink inscription of richard f reiss from linacre college, oxfordare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki28x22cm, titles, prelims, pphis proof of the complex version of the hahn-banach theorem of functional analysis is also notedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit looks at a diverse range of computing instruments from slide rules to the eniacthere are numerous schematics and diagrams throughoutplastic comb bindingmurray (), best known for his series of papers with john von neumannn on functional analysis, and what subsequently became known as von neumann algebrasoverall this book is a fascinating artefact in the history of computing, of interest to specialists in the field and those who want to become acquainted with the subjectwe are delighted to present a copy of this important work on the theory of computers by francis jthis is the first printing of the second edition (3rd printing overall), revised from the first with an extra chapter on electronic digital computersbookplates and library markings, otherwise pages cleanmurray was a faculty member at colombia, and then at duke where he also served as mathematical consultant to us army agenciesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe first edition, published a year before, came out just as electro-mechanical and mechanical designs were being out-competed by electronicssections paginated separatelyblue-green card covers with white lettering, in good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & indexthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workcondition wear at extremities with rubbing and bumping to cornerslacks 2 pages from the appendix between pages 672 and 673 (see picture 54), a couple of maps are taped but still completeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storediscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum illustrated with folding frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 13 full-page plates, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings an account of layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsinternally; is almost goodapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countryoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coverscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regiontop of spine cover missingplates are clean and bright (please see pictures)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesecurely bound with hinges fully intact, some instances of internal separation but text block sound with no loose or detached pagespublished by john murray, londonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikititles in gilt to spineno writing or inscriptionsbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4richly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 13 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingspages are tight and clean with occasional, spots, light marks, or foxing
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102 €
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the late s, david kahler was deeply inspired by seeing an exhibition of osee oxfam website for delivery information read morenearly one hundred images edited from this body of work form the core of the railroad and the art of place, along with a selection of earlier pennsylvania railroad steam-era photographs that reflect kahler's interest in the railroad landscape from an early agealso included are three essays by kahler, scott lothes, and jeff brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photographyhe soon began making annual trips to the west virginia and eastern kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "placewinston link photographswith funding for printing provided by the kahler family charitable fund, all sales will go to support the center's work" armed with a used leica m6 and gritty tri-x film, he and his wife made six week-long trips in the dead of winter to photograph trains along the pocahontas division of the norfolk southern railway
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear this work is a complete english translation of the latin etymologies of isidore, bishop of seville (csee oxfam website for delivery information read more615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matterisidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaningthis book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from isidore's timeit contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the seven liberal arts, including rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of god, the terminology of the law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensilsisidore compiled the work between c
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There is some little shelf wear and a few marks to the page edge on the bottomthis authoritative new book is your single accessible volume to this complex and wide-ranging area of the lawit provides a summarised statement of the law, complete with footnotes to enable you to access further informationwritten in convenient narrative form, it contains full cross-referencing to the relevant cases, statutory provision and policy circularssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead the law of compulsory purchase by guy roots being spread across several statutes of varying antiquity and many judicial decisions, the law relating to compulsory purchase and compensation can appear dauntingthis is a first edition in a very good conditionthis book should be on the desk of every practitioner who has to advise upon this branch of law and every advocate who has to present a case in which it arisesthe practical structure, style and indexing ensures that the relevant statutory provisions and cases to the matters in issue are easy to findit also includes a full explanation of the scope of powers to acquire land compulsorily and the exercise of the powers and principles of compensationfind the answers you need quickly and easilyit both simplifies what can be simplified and explains with clarity the difficult areasthe law of compulsory purchase sets out the practice, procedure, policy and valuation of a compulsory purchase
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Some dirt marks to the page edges, otherwise very goodfinally, he states what is to be valued in both anarchism and marxism in building such a left and offers guidelines for forming a new revolutionary social movementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop mutley plain  "murray bookchin has been a dynamic revolutionary propagandist since the s when, as a teenager, he orated before socialist crowds in new york city and engaged in support work for those fighting franco in the spanish civil warthis expansive collection ranges over, amongst others, bookchin's account of his teenage years as a young communist during the great depression, his experiences of the s and reflections on that decade's lessons, his vision of a libertarian communist society, libertarian politics, the future of anarchism, and the unity of theory and practicehe goes on to assess the crisis of radicalism today and defends the need for a revolutionary left" book in good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundprinted in , first editionnow, for the first time in book form, this volume presents a series of exciting and engaged interviews with, and essays from, the founder of social ecology
8 €
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no marks or wear the fundamental book of eliezer schweid is a modern interpretation of the bible as narrative and law which can reopen the dialogue of contemporary jews with the bible, from which a dynamic jewish culture can continue to draw its inspirationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe approach draws at the same time from the philosophical modernism of hermann cohen, the dialogical philosophy of buber, the religious phenomenology of heschel, and the insights of contemporary biblical scholars, including literary analysts of the bibleschweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensionsthe world is gods creation, and its resources are to be deployed as necessary for the sustenance and need-fulfillment of all peoples and all creatures equally a message very much relevant to the ecological crisis facing us all at the present time
30 €
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear the book of revelation presents the reader with a frightening narrative world in which the people of god are tormented, threatened, and sometimes killed by various agents of satanthroughout the work, the apocalyse points to rome as the predominant demonic agentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein support of this argument duff marshals evidence from the social and economic context of the time, and from literary and rhetorical analyses of the textmore recently, however, it has been argued that no such crisis existed at the time the book was writtenin this study, paul duff offers a different viewpoint on the origin of the book of revelation is a rhetorically sophisticated response to an internal leadership crisis within the churchesscholars have traditionally thought that revelation was written in order to encourage believers to stand fast in the face of the roman persecutation of the early churchthe result is a work that substantially advances the implication of the current consensus and sheds new light on this influential yet enigmatic text
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There are no pencil, pen, or highlighter marksthe edges along the bottom and sides are a faint red this is an unusual book which is still valuable to students and scholars today, as it is still being reprintedthe book contains some passages from 'famous poets and orators' with 'critical remarks on theminside, there is also some discolouration to the edges of the first few pages' this is a hardbound book with some discolouration on the outer boards and spine, and the front board is beginning to come away from the spine at the bottomit also states that it has been 'designed for students in the universities'there is some foxing to the back pages and the top of the page edges are also discolouredthere are also several inscriptions on the front page, seemingly the names of previous ownersthe title page is coming away from the binding, however the rest of the pages are in relatively good conditionthis copy would appeal to those who value old books, and collectors see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lincoln published in , this is the fifth edition of the third volume of 'the method of teaching and studying the belles lettres'the book is subtitled as 'an introduction of languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physics, etc'
35 €
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Oxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesin the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforeballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each othersee oxfam website for delivery information read morefans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical arthe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpsespraise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramaad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of rome
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