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"beagle" round the world ward lock - - hardcover - xx + 381pp from the minerva library of famous booksmain text block remains firmly bound, mostly clean and unfoxedgilt lettering on spine, ex-libcovers slightly markedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablereprint from the enlarged edition of contains frontispiece - 15 full-page illustrations, and numerous illustrations in textare 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 hcorners slightly bumpedwith the usual marksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitegreen clothbound octavo hardbackedges 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 libraryoxfam 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 todaythe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approachbook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundsome bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top guttersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplacing 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 law
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"beagle" round the world ward lock - - hardcover - xvi + 381pp from the minerva library of famous booksportrait frontis, engraved platescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebinding still very firm, page edges and endpapers marbled, backstrip has raised bands and gilt decorationare 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 hvery good / near fine read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website9th edition reprint from the enlarged edition of contains frontispiece - 15 full-page illustrations, and numerous illustrations in textour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebook description: blue polished leathergilt still quite bright, cover has some general light wear and rubbing
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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 groupoxfam 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 ordersee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket is in near-perfect condition but for minor shelf wearin very good condition
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From the mariners library series and published by rupert hart-davis inwith an introduction by richard hughes the book tells the astounding feat of sailing round the world in a decked dugout canoeoxfam bookshop hexham the venturesome voyages of captain vossthe cream cloth boards are in very good condition as is the text bodysee oxfam website for delivery information read morevoss was also a great exponment of the use of the sea anchor with small craftillustrated with several b&w photoswith original unclipped dust jacket (which is showing some wear)
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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 morepages rough cut, 1 loose pageend papers and pages discoloured by age, clean and unmarkedoxfam 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 diagramsred cloth boards faded and worn, binding sound
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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 tears first published in , this is an attempt to explain the observable universe in mechanical terms which made the book notorious upon its publicationthere are 2 names written on the first blank page, one has been crossed through with blue inksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the front cover there is 24mm closed tear at the bottom right-hand corner and a 7mm closed tear at the top right-hand cornerthe back cover has a 14mm closed tear along the spine edge and a very small open tear in the opposite corner
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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 morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"a christmas garland" by max beerbohm william heinemann, london - first uk edition first printing - 195p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, minor rubbing and foxingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website1 "the dreadful dragon of hay hill" by max beerbohm william heinemann, london - first uk edition - 112p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good, owner's coloured frontispiece present 2our 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 bookoxfam bookshop ludlow published in rd editionnumerous b&w illustrations see oxfam website for delivery information read moreinscription on front end-paper  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 agefull page illustrations throughoutfrom the corrected and enlarged edition of
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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 conditionthe life & times of william 1 by mashley box 14 inland postage ÂŁ450, overseas please askit contains photos of monuments pertaining to william 1
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Lefebvre, love and strugglerob shields draws on the full range of lefebvres writings, including many previously untranslated and unpublished works and correspondence
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Parental advisory explicit contentoxfam bookshop wallingford boxed set with 80 page information booklet and 8 cdssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe set is in virtually as new condition
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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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Spanning 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 dogwith 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 children
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" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music boxlimited 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 roundin very good condition certificate of authenticity read more
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The 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 warriorshipan 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 warriorthere 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-knowledgethrough 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 lifealso 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 cardsthe 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 sidethe 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 fearlessnessshambhala: 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 ÂŁ3
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Telling the children great and wondrous secrets that would affect all of creationoxfam bookshop hertford in children experienced a great miracleit soon became clear that they had been chosen by the blessed mother to share her messagewhen 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 skywhile herding a flock of sheep outside the tiny village of fatima, portugal, the blessed mother visited them, not once, but many timeslanguages - english, spanish, french see oxfam website for delivery information read morefully animated - running time 30 minutesthe 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 world
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News of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldthe 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 evein 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 todaysykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehow 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 spaceafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupsoxfam 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 italyin europe there are only sevenbut 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 todayit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identity
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqhowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out maps2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingvolume 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 boardthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by ccondition: binding copies with decent blocksall 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 availablelate 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 stthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographypetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingendespite 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 rewardvolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgesalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol iplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsin 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 geographyscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennell
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'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis malle'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardthe 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 seaoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteausee oxfam website for delivery information read moremaking 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 makingas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depthsin '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 pole
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The recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary onethe 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 moreoxfam 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 text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsif 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 orlanapart 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 deleuze
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place as new conditiondespite the diverse generic and stylistic diversity of his work, he has remained constant in his effort to depict the rural way of lifemore specifically, this ecocritical study examines the ecological implications of trassard's literary and photographic production through the lens of science" see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe global significance of the ecological themes that traverse his writings is presented here in english for the first time"jean-loup trassard has published more than forty books over the past 50 yearshimself 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 periodunexpected convergences between disciplines foster a deeper appreciation of the endeavors of each and their capacity for mutual enrichment
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Oxfam books & music norwich the use of clinical and laboratory information to detect conditions and predict patient outcomes is a mainstay of medical practiceinternal pages are clean and free of marksa variety of worked examples are providedthe book also covers the theoretical foundations for statistical inference and will be of interest to academic statisticianssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook cover contains a few marks but item is in generally good conditionproblems relating to missing and imperfect reference data are discussed in detailadditional 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 classification'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 testsmain 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 design
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) research on the topic of self has increased significantly in recent years across a number of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, psychopathology, and neurosciencewith respect to self-agency, similar questions arise in experimental psychologythe oxford handbook of the self is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address questions in all of these areasoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the oxford handbook of the self gallagher, shaun (edin 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 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 experiencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese and other issues motivate questions about how we understand, not only "the self", but also how we understand ourselves in social and cultural contextspoststructuralist 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 selfquestions about whether selves actually exist or have an illusory status have been raised from perspectives as diverse as neuroscience, buddhism, and narrative theory
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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 americathe rags to riches story of the tumultuous tycoon who built silicon valleyoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearscandal 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 savedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more 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 emperorsamerican 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 valleyit 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 son
(England)
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Comprehensive gazette all towns and villages and communities without a church called hamlets throughout england and wales showing details of eachcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablearranged in double columnsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe imperial gazetteer of england and wales; six volumesthe 6 volumes dated contain about printed pages in each volumedouble-page colour maps and black and white engravings in the six volumesthe volume covers are a little fragile but volumes are considered as a reading copy generally in a fair conditionpacked with interesting information on the many towns and villages throughout england and walesall in alphabetical order the history topography industry and situation of eachplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolumes 3-6 other volumes similar layoutvolume 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 leedsdioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: these dated and published 6 volumes were carefully updated with new revised information at the time25 pages of maps and also engraved viewsour 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 guardsdouble page plan of london, metropolitan burghs and southern and eastern environs and a double page plan of the town & burgh of liverpool with birkenhead
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