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Preparatory drawing starring martin mystère, java and the feathered snake quetzalcoatl created by lucio filippucci, probable proof for a cover or promotional material for the exhibition at the museum of world cultures pencil and ink on paper, 21 x 29are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5 cm (slight folds on the outer edges, visible in photos) overall excellent condition given the health emergency linked to covid-19 and current security measures, delays in shipments could occurour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewe thank you for your patienceplease 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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Oxfam bookshop victoria road zoë skoulding's evocative and resonant new collection of poetry, the museum of disappearing sounds, is her third collection from serensigned by author and dated (as pictured) there are small annotations in pencil written by the previous owner at the sides of some of the poemsshe is also editor of poetry wales and a noted performer of her own work, often in collaboration with visual or musical artists see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook is in very good condition
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John richardson, william dallas, spencer cobbold et al - the museum of natural history: being a popular account of the structure, habits, and classification of the various departments of the animal kingdom: quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, shells, and insects, including the insects destructive to agriculture - glasgow: william mackenzie caare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki112 pages with full page coloured 17 platesdivine 1 is slightly split along the front gutter as shown in the last photopublished by william mackenzie ca very rare gilded & embossed illustrated hardcover booki have taken a photo of all the platesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplates of which are coloureddivine i: mammaliaplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredvolumes 1 and 2divine ii: mammaliaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis book is carried on from divine isome rubbing to the corners*buyer please pay within 3 days* read morespines are firm and intactcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegilt edges to all 3 sides of each book
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The faces of world war i: the great war in words & picturesworld of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectlybook binding:n/aauthor:arthur, maxbook condition:likenew
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The art of world of warcraft the burning crusade hardcover book
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Cambridge world archeologyit will also appeal to anyone interested in historical geography, world prehistory and archaeology in generaloxfam bookshop leeds 379ppdrawing primarily upon the archaeological record, and supported by ethnographic, linguistic and historical evidence, the authors trace the origins and development of culture in india and pakistan from its earliest roots in palaeolithic times, through the rise and disintegration of the great indus civilization to the emergence of regional cultures, and the arrival and spread of indo-aryan speaking peoplessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoffering an original and stimulating perspective on the archaeology of the subcontinent, the rise of civilization in india and pakistan will be invaluable to students of south asian culture and early historythe authors have made every attempt to incorporate the results of the most recent research and their book is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and line diagramsthey conclude with the early buddhist period and the appearance of city states right across pakistan and north india, establishing the pattern of subcontinental unity and regional diversity that was to characterize the country henceforwardmany spectacular discoveries of archaeological significance have been made in the indian subcontinent since the first appearance of raymond and bridget allchin's book the birth of indian civilization, for long the most authoritative and widely read text on its subjectadvances in related fields, particularly in geomorphology, palaeobotany and palaeoclimatology, have also radically altered our picture of the emergence of indian civilisationin the rise of civilization in india and pakistan the authors have completely revised and rewritten their earlier work to present an integrated and dynamic account of human culture in south asia
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Being six lectures to working men, delivered at the museum of practical geologyby professor huxley published by robert hardwicke, first edition, 156pp, there are no adverts in this edition unlike other copiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more5" separated at the bottomfront hinge is exposed to the webbing with 2Â overall, in good conditionoxfam bookshop raeburn place on our knowledge of the causes of organic nature28 pages have been marked with pencil, either underlining or with brackets/lines down the side of the textgreen embossed cloth boards are in very good condition except for small mark at bottom of spine (possible sticker has been removed)
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100 €
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In this year's prestigious series of reith lectures, soyinka considers fear as a predominant theme in world politicsin this extraordinary book, developed from the bbc radio 4 reith lectures, soyinka explores the changing face of fear: the conflict between power and freedom; the complex motives behind unthinkable acts of violence; the meaning of human dignity; while comparing the fanaticism of powerful terrorists with the attitude of world leaders - discovering terrifying similaritieswe are all potential targetsoxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturethe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismfrom niger to manhattan, and now to madrid, this climate of fear has stretched to engulf the globe, warning its inhabitants that there is now no distinction between the involved or non-involvedfrom the fear of a terrorist with a bomb in his bag to the threat of a virus sent by a computer hacker with a lust for destruction, fear of the invisible threat is now omnipresentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor soyinka, 11th september did not instigate the development of the climate of fear that has enveloped the world, it was in when, a few months before the lockerbie disaster, a passenger plane was brought down by terrorists over the republic of nigera few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bombcover & spine in very good conditionnow it is much more complexpages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of age
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Exhibition catalogue of the exhibition "on the verge of visibility" by wolgang tillmans at the museum of contemporary art in serralves inare 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 storea very lovely book by the famous german photographerplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe cover of the book has the particularity of unfolding like a leporello in 3 partscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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About the author anastassios antonaras is archaeologist-museologist at the museum of byzantine culture, thessaloniki
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The director prepared the introductory volume to a promised series, and he limits himself to outlining the basic setting of the world air transport problemto offer training of a super-graduate character to students of the social sciences"in pursuance of these objects, it initiated in a programme of economic research in aviation under the direction of drparker van zandtoxfam bookshop holmfirth america faces the air agesome bw maps and illustrationsthe brookings institution was established in with the twin objects of "aiding constructively in the development of sound national policies andowners name on first page see oxfam website for delivery information read morejacket torn and soiled as shownaviation history
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff following the end of world war two there were millions of displaced persons in europe and in the far east toothis book concentrates on displaced poles and balts (from lithuania, estonia and latvia) who chose to settle in britain rather than return to their home countriessee the attached images for a good impression of this bookno marks or inscriptionsthe book is based on official records and the words of the survivors and their childrenhardback book in as new condition in an unclipped dust jacket   see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It begins by looking at the first attempts made by balloon and airship at the start of the 20th century, and then the first attempts by plane in the aftermath of world war one, including that by harry hawker the illustrations are all clear  this book was presented as a prize in at ryhope secondary school, as shown by the sticker on the second page and the gilded crest on the front cover the pages are generally clean and the binding, while not strong, is secure an interesting read for those interested in aviation historysee oxfam website for delivery information read more it then looks at the first non-stop crossing by john alcock and arthur brown in and the first airship crossingsoxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the development of transatlantic flight and the numerous attempts made since the invention of flightr hinchliffe in , the crossing by amelia earhart in and the italian seaplane crossings in and the book is in a fair condition, there is notable wear on the exterior cover especially at the edges and spine, where the gilded lettering has also faded internally there are a number of partially loose pages (plate between ) but none that are completely loose at the end of the book is an appendix that lists successful and unsuccessful atlantic crossings from to , and black and white photos are dotted throughout the book further on it looks at the crossings of the south atlantic, the first crossings via greenland, the first solo crossing by charles lindbergh in , the disappearance of a flight by captain w
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The changes that will follow the decline of world petroleum production are likely to be sweeping and global, greer concludes, but from the perspective of those who live through them these changes are much more likely to take gradual and local formshis new book presents an astonishing view of our society's past, present and future trajectory--one that is unmatched in its breadth and depth
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Oxfam bookshop st albans published on behalf of maldon district council in to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of world war iisee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Some pencil writing on front free endpaperdiscoveries 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 this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsapart 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 countrythis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ worksinternally; is almost goodsome rubbing to front inner hingeslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditiona scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationcondition wear at extremitiesoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)plates are brightoriginal 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 regionsecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagespages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiterichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsnot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pagespublished by john murray, londonthe expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikititles in gilt to spinerubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spinebook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4
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The rep is a project on an unparalleled scale: - over entries ranging from 500 to words in length - thematic, biographical and national - 10 volumes consisting of over 5 million words of text plus considerable bibliographic material - a chief editor and thirty specialist subject editors from across the world - over authors from all over the worldit covers: - the core of most anglo-american philosophy - the metaphysical, epistemological and logical questions - the usual menu of ethics, political philosophy and the history of philosophy - the philosophy of other cultures - from chinese, arabic and jewish philosophy to the philosophy of africa and latin america the most impressive range of authors have been gathered together on this unique project: william alston, roderick chisolm, fred dretske, joel feinberg, sandra harding, larry laudan, martha nussbaum, richard popkin, richard rorty, alan ryan, gyatri chakravorty spivak, stephen stich, patrick suppes and bernard williams, to name just a fewsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston the routledge encyclopedia of philosophy is the most ambitious international philosophy project in many years10 large volumes bound in blue cloth with red and silver stamping, with bookmark ribbonsthe entire set is in pristine, unread conditionthe importance of the rep is not to be found just in the sheer size of the project but also in its breadth of subject matteredited by edward craig and assisted by thirty specialist subject editors, the rep consists of ten volumes of the world's most eminent philosophers writing for the needs of students and teachers of philosophy internationally
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Discoveries 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 artefactsapart 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 country5cm & 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 storeinternally; is almost goodoriginal 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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In telling his story, harris also speaks to basic questions in nineteenth-century american history and in the relationship between american culture and the cultures of what later came to be known as the third worldcorresponding secretary of the american board of commissioners for foreign missions from to , anderson effectively set the terms of debate on missionary policy on both sides of the atlantic and indeed long after his deathsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford paul william harris book examines the career of rufus anderson, the central figure in the formation and implementation of missionary ideology in the middle decades of the nineteenth century
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Oxfam bookshop stratford upon avon metropolitan museum of art miniatures, three albums - the world of pieter bruegel; toulouse-lautrec; durersome may be missingsome wear/tear to covers£ see oxfam website for delivery information read morenew york, book-of-the-month club each booklet a collection of colour reproductions to be stuck into the album
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Written by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanusfrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansin addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this eraaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforein travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translations
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From the astrologers of ancient china and babylon to the high priests of the maya, sun moon earth takes us around the world to show how different cultures interpreted these dramatic eventswe do our best to process as quickly as possible
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His essays on the babylonian findings have their tribute in the scientific worldthough his work took him to the caves of altamira and the pyrenees with the abbe breuil, to america where he worked for years in the field museum and saw the construction of its marvellous hall of primitive man, into planning for the developmental exhibit at the chicago world's fair, and into wartime studies for the ufield went eagerly as a young student on his first trip to the excavation grounds at kishdj has some minor chipscontents are clean and binding is tightboards clean with very slight fading around the titles on the spinehis autobiography is a spirited account of the adventure of science itselfgreen cloth boards protected by unclipped maroon pictorial dust jackethenry field (december – january ) was an american anthropologist and archaeologistborn in chicago he spent his childhood in england and was educated at eton and oxfordffep has a small section (4cm x 1cm) removed to take out surname of inscriptionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefascinated by the shaded past of the cultural hub of our civilization there, field dug, dusted and studied to piece together his track of manpublished by peter daviesillustrated with 28 b/w photographsthe inscription includes " with greeting henry field" and is dated but cannot verify its authenticityoxfam shop darlington hardbackthere his heart remained for most of the rest of his lifered top page endsgovernment- it was at kish that he did his main body of work
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'for marie-laure, blind since the age of six, the world is full of mazesthe microscopic layers within the invaluable diamond that her father guards in the museum of natural historyoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the pulitzer prize for fictionnational book award finalistnew york times bestsellerwinner of the carnegie medal for fictiona beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind french girl and a german boy whose paths collide in occupied france as both try to survive the devastation of world war ii'open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close foreversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe walled city by the sea, where father and daughter take refuge when the nazis invade parisand a future which draws her ever closer to werner, a german orphan, destined to labour in the mines until a broken radio fills his life with possibility and brings him to the notice of the hitler youthin this magnificent, deeply moving novel, the stories ofmarie-laure and werner illuminate the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one anotherthe miniature of a paris neighbourhood, made by her father to teach her the way home
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Corey is consulting curator at the high museum of artguillaume fonkenell is curator of sculpture and museum historian at the musee du louvreputney is an art historian and head of the art museum practices program at the university of toledo and consulting curator of medieval art at the toledo museum of artbruce guenther is chief curator and robert and mercedes eichholz curator of modern and contemporary art at the portland art museumpaula deitz is editor of the hudson reviewsarah kennel is curator of photographs at the national gallery of art, washington, dabout the author laura d
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Previous owner's name in pencil on title pagethe first couple of chapters have underlining and annotations in pencilan accessible explanation of the hidden patterns found within the seemingly chaotic world wide websee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells  the laws of the web: patterns in the ecology of information bernardo ahuberman, good condition
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Whether they're a man who loves his heinz so much he's changed his name to captain beany or a kleptomaniac vintage radio buff, these eccentric collectors are britain's finest and could live in no other country in the worldoxfam shop evesham 'i am fascinated by people turning their daft dreams into a realitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut as hunter travels up and down the country he comes to realise that it isn't only the collections that are fascinating, it's also the people who have put them togetheras he explores these hidden gems he soon discovers that they are everywhere and that they celebrate just about everything, from lawnmowers in southport to pencils in keswickhow did they do it and why?'driven by his own passion for collecting hunter davies has packed his notepad and set off in search of britain's maddest museumsonce you discover these museums and get to know their curators, great britain won't look quite the same again
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the budapest museum of fine arts- is considered one of the great museums of europe, the variety of its holdings, its historical continuity and a large number of master pieces have ensuredthe museum a secure place among the major art collectionssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The henry ford museumvintage simpsons the museum collection6 tea cups 6 saucers 6 side plates two further sets availablegorgeous vibrant coloursvery attractive, unusually deep saucersaffiliate of pfaltzgraff cogreenfield village
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The henry ford museumvintage simpsons the museum collectiongorgeous vibrant colours18 tea cups 18 saucers 18 side plates read morevery attractive, unusually deep saucersaffiliate of pfaltzgraff cogreenfield village
75 €