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"beagle" round the world ward lock - - hardcover - xx + 381pp from the minerva library of famous booksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicharles darwin - journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of hcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegreen clothbound octavo hardbackcovers slightly markedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemain text block remains firmly bound, mostly clean and unfoxedreprint from the enlarged edition of contains frontispiece - 15 full-page illustrations, and numerous illustrations in textgilt lettering on spine, ex-libwith the usual markscorners slightly bumpededges foxed and brownedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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As a result, a wealth of information is available in a single reference work that can otherwise be found only with the help of an extensive librarythe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approachbook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundplacing maritime affairs in their larger historical context, the encyclopedia shows how seafaring has both reflected and influenced the major economic, cultural, military, and political developments in world historyit emphasizes the connections between maritime history and many related fields, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, exploration and maritime geography, oceanography and hydrology, and international maritime lawsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top gutteroxfam shop mutley plain this is volume 3 of this collection that continues to cover the entire history of seafaring - from ancient egyptian shipbuilders to viking sea-raiders, from nelson and the napoleonic wars to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of today
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"beagle" round the world ward lock - - hardcover - xvi + 381pp from the minerva library of famous booksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicharles darwin - journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of hcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available9th edition reprint from the enlarged edition of contains frontispiece - 15 full-page illustrations, and numerous illustrations in textgilt still quite bright, cover has some general light wear and rubbingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteportrait frontis, engraved platesvery good / near fine read morebook description: blue polished leatherbinding still very firm, page edges and endpapers marbled, backstrip has raised bands and gilt decorationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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From the personal library of the late emeritus professor peter townsend of bristol university and the london school of economics, founding professor of the university of essex and founder of the child poverty action groupdust jacket is in near-perfect condition but for minor shelf wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead st john's college,cambridge: register of twentieth-century johnians: volume )Â by fiona colbert a biographical record of all members of st john's college cambridge who entered between and , set out in alphabetical orderin very good condition
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From the mariners library series and published by rupert hart-davis inoxfam bookshop hexham the venturesome voyages of captain vosswith original unclipped dust jacket (which is showing some wear)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated with several b&w photosvoss was also a great exponment of the use of the sea anchor with small craftthe cream cloth boards are in very good condition as is the text bodywith an introduction by richard hughes the book tells the astounding feat of sailing round the world in a decked dugout canoe
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Colchester and essex museums copy, inscription "presented to the museum library by the author" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop woodbridge a summary of archaeological investigations in wales in the s, telling the story of the roman occupation of the countryblack and white photos and fold out diagramsend papers and pages discoloured by age, clean and unmarkedred cloth boards faded and worn, binding soundpages rough cut, 1 loose page
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells vestiges of the natural history of creation robert chambers the victorian library edition the paper dust jacket has shelf wear at the corners, including tearson the front cover there is 24mm closed tear at the bottom right-hand corner and a 7mm closed tear at the top right-hand corner first published in , this is an attempt to explain the observable universe in mechanical terms which made the book notorious upon its publicationthe back cover has a 14mm closed tear along the spine edge and a very small open tear in the opposite cornerthere are 2 names written on the first blank page, one has been crossed through with blue inksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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3 "catalogue of the library of the late sir max beerbohm" - - sotheby's - condition: good, few penpcil notes 4 "world review: august " containing beerbohm's "from bloomsbury to bayswater" = 95p, 18cmx15cm - first edition - condition: good, minor wear 5 "max and the americans" by katherine lyon mix - first american edition - stephen green, vermon - 210p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good with first issue dust jacket read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki1 "the dreadful dragon of hay hill" by max beerbohm william heinemann, london - first uk edition - 112p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good, owner's coloured frontispiece present 2catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"a christmas garland" by max beerbohm william heinemann, london - first uk edition first printing - 195p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, minor rubbing and foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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" an automobile quarterly library series book see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame "porsche: excellence was expected is a monumental book of unprecedented merit which chronicles the daily drama, the trials and errors, the brilliant successes of one of the world's most revolutionary and sophisticated sports and racing cars
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Published in the minerva library of famous bookfull page illustrations throughoutnumerous b&w illustrationsfrom the corrected and enlarged edition of see oxfam website for delivery information read more  bound in green cloth, the original gilt lettering on the spine is faded and rubbed along the edges and boards marked in places   light foxing and staining, stitching slightly loose in places but otherwise good condition for its ageinscription on front end-paperoxfam bookshop ludlow published in rd edition
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Complete set (volumes 1-14) of 'the new illustrated medical and health encyclopedia' by morris fishbein m d (editor) and published in by the unified library of family healththe books are all in very good condition and are unmarked
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The simpsons library of wisdom 'flanders book of faith' a small book, good condition of book and cover
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This is an ex library book in good conditionit contains photos of monuments pertaining to william 1ashley box 14 inland postage ÂŁ450, overseas please askthe life & times of william 1 by m
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Rob shields draws on the full range of lefebvres writings, including many previously untranslated and unpublished works and correspondencelefebvre, love and struggle
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford boxed set with 80 page information booklet and 8 cdsthe set is in virtually as new conditionparental advisory explicit contentsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Signed on front flyleafsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop tooting an attractive, informative and detailed late 19th-century history and survey of equestrian sport, featuring numerous illustrations by j
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With the charming, albeit sometimes chaotic, antics of a young boy and his dog, the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is a story of the magic of christmas where wishes come truein the perfect wintertide, there is time for snow, a party, a visit from santa claus, and family christmas dinner—and the greatest gift of all: a new addition to the familyjust released my new children's christmas book latest illustrated children’s christmas book the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie anthony r stephenson amazon the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is an illustrated christmas tale for childrenspanning the few days coming up to and including christmas day, it tells a heartwarming story of familial warmth and joy through the eyes of charlie, the family dog
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Limited 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" 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 more
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The box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chĂ·gyam trungpa on the reverse sidethrough these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifethere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp ÂŁ149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgethe remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipalso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cardsshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp ÂŁ149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticecan post extra ÂŁ3an 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorthe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessness
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Telling the children great and wondrous secrets that would affect all of creationthe day the sun danced is the inspiring true story of lucia, francisco and jacinta, whose great faith and courage brought the message of our lady of fatima to all the worldit soon became clear that they had been chosen by the blessed mother to share her messagewhile herding a flock of sheep outside the tiny village of fatima, portugal, the blessed mother visited them, not once, but many timeswhen the children tried to share the joyous news of our lady of fatima, no-one believed them, until the day the sun seemed to dance in the skyfully animated - running time 30 minutesoxfam bookshop hertford in children experienced a great miraclelanguages - english, spanish, french see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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How 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 identitythe 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 eveoxfam 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 italybut 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 todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminein europe there are only sevenin 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 todayafter 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 world
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgesall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenlate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stcondition: binding copies with decent blocksour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsthe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol iin the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographyrivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapsthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by chowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat folds2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennelldespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly reward
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'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardmaking use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie makingin 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antarticain search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south poleoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteauas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depthssee oxfam website for delivery information read more'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis mallethe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red sea
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It deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary onethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timethe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read moreif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlan
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" see oxfam website for delivery information read moremore specifically, this ecocritical study examines the ecological implications of trassard's literary and photographic production through the lens of sciencedespite the diverse generic and stylistic diversity of his work, he has remained constant in his effort to depict the rural way of lifethe global significance of the ecological themes that traverse his writings is presented here in english for the first timehimself a lifelong inhabitant of an agricultural area in the northwest of france, his fiction, nonfiction and photography bear witness to the many changes that have affected our relationship to the earth over the same period"jean-loup trassard has published more than forty books over the past 50 yearsoxfam bookshop raeburn place as new conditionunexpected convergences between disciplines foster a deeper appreciation of the endeavors of each and their capacity for mutual enrichment
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A variety of worked examples are providedinternal pages are clean and free of marks'the statistical evaluation of medical tests for classification and prediction' will be of interest to quantitative researchers and to practicing statisticiansthis book describes the statistical concepts and techniques for evaluating the accuracy of medical testsoxfam books & music norwich the use of clinical and laboratory information to detect conditions and predict patient outcomes is a mainstay of medical practiceproblems relating to missing and imperfect reference data are discussed in detailmain topics include: estimation and comparison of measures of accuracy, including receiver operating characteristic curves; regression frame-works for assessing factors that influence test accuracy and for comparing tests while adjusting for such factors; and sample size calculations and other issues pertinent to study designsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book also covers the theoretical foundations for statistical inference and will be of interest to academic statisticiansadditional topics include: meta-analysis for summarizing the results of multiple studies of a test; the evaluation of markers for predicting event time data; and procedures for combining the results of multiple tests to improve classificationbook cover contains a few marks but item is in generally good condition
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The oxford handbook of the self is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address questions in all of these areasquestions about whether selves actually exist or have an illusory status have been raised from perspectives as diverse as neuroscience, buddhism, and narrative theoryoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the oxford handbook of the self gallagher, shaun (edwith respect to self-agency, similar questions arise in experimental psychologypoststructuralist deconstructions of traditional metaphysical conceptions of subjectivity have led to debates about whether there are any grounds (moral if not metaphysical) for reconstructing the notion of selfin addition, advances in developmental psychology have pushed to the forefront questions about the ontogenetic origin of self-experience, while studies of psychopathology suggest that concepts like self and agency are central to explaining important aspects of pathological experiencethese and other issues motivate questions about how we understand, not only "the self", but also how we understand ourselves in social and cultural contexts) research on the topic of self has increased significantly in recent years across a number of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, psychopathology, and neurosciencein philosophy and some areas of cognitive science, the emphasis on embodied cognition has fostered a renewed interest in rethinking personal identity, mind-body dualism, and overly cartesian conceptions of selfsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Richly detailed and deeply researched, american disruptor restores leland stanford's rightful place as a revolutionary force and architect of modern americait is also the saga of how stanford, once a serial failure, overcame all obstacles to become one of america's most powerful and wealthiest men, using his high elective office to enrich himself before losing the one thing that mattered most to him - his only child and sonscandal and intrigue would follow stanford through his life, and even after his death, when his widow was murdered in a honolulu hotel - a crime quickly covered up by the almost stillborn university she had savedoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wear the life of this robber baron, politician, and historic influencer is the astonishing tale of how one supremely ambitious man became this country's original "disruptor" - reshaping industry and engineering one of the greatest raids on the public treasury for america's transcontinental railroad, all while living more opulently than maharajas, kings, and emperorsthe rags to riches story of the tumultuous tycoon who built silicon valleysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamerican disruptor is the untold story of leland stanford - from his birth in a backwoods bar to the founding of the world-class university that became and remains the nucleus of silicon valley
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Comprehensive gazette all towns and villages and communities without a church called hamlets throughout england and wales showing details of eachare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiarranged in double columnsthe volume covers are a little fragile but volumes are considered as a reading copy generally in a fair conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available25 pages of maps and also engraved viewsall in alphabetical order the history topography industry and situation of eachdioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: these dated and published 6 volumes were carefully updated with new revised information at the timethe imperial gazetteer of england and wales; six volumesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedouble-page colour maps and black and white engravings in the six volumesvolume 1 coloured chart of the bristol channel for the frontispiecevolume 2 plan of hull for the frontispiece an engraved view of liverpool coloured maps of the channel islands, and a double page plan of leedspacked with interesting information on the many towns and villages throughout england and walesdouble page plan of london, metropolitan burghs and southern and eastern environs and a double page plan of the town & burgh of liverpool with birkenheadvolumes 3-6 other volumes similar layoutthe 6 volumes dated contain about printed pages in each volumeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeeach volume has maps & engraved views protected by tissue guards
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