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Oxfam bookshop cotham hill knight & rumley's specimens of crests of the nobility & gentry of the united kingdom & ireland, knight, griffiths & linnecar, quarto, engraved title, 27 engraved plates (some foxing), original cloth-backed boardsstaining to boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages a little yellowedfoxing throughouthalf of cloth board spine torn awayprevious owner's name written in pencil on first page
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Oxfam bookshop newport one in a series of novels presenting an idealized portrait of france during the reign of queen marie antoinette, but also showing the decadence of the nobility of the time, with its ending seeming to suggest the "beginning of the end" of the nobilityheavy tanning to text blockshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spinegreen cloth covered boards with gilt text to front and spine, and blind embossed decoration to frontsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevarious scuffs, marks and areas of discolouration to boardssplit to rear endpaper at hinge, revealing linen binding beneathbinding has separated at places within text block, but is still intact
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In addition, by enquiring of families and elderly parishioners, he tried to discover details of those whom he had recorded from before his timewhen writing about the local gentry, fellow clergy, and leading members of society he was generally deferential and complimentary, to the extent that some of his more expansive efforts read as if they were funeral orations; but when it came to the less exalted members of his congregation he was briefer and more candid, knowing that they could not read his commentsoxfam bookshop shaftesbury thomas crockford () came to wiltshire in as schoolmaster at stockton, and from until his death was vicar of fisherton delamere book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe assiduously collected and copied information from earlier registers and then continued them, for each parish, until shortly before his deathfor much of this time he assisted his neighbours the rectors of wylye and stockton, and began new registers for each of these three adjacent chalkland parishes in the wylye valley of south wiltshirethe work of translation has been undertaken by christopher newbury and steven hobbs, with additions by john chandler, who has edited the volume and contributed an introduction and detailed indexescrockford, unlike most of his parishioners, was proficient in latin, and into his registers he wrote not only the basic details of baptisms, marriages and burials, but also relationships, occupations, causes of death, fortunes and misfortunes, and thumbnail character sketches of everyone who crossed his path at altar, font or graveyard - and all in latinlooks like the book has never been readthis remarkable mirror of rural society in the early 17th century is not a new discovery, but it is now published for the first time in translation and in its entiretyin doing this he was following an instruction of , as many clergy did at the time, but what makes his registers unusual, if not unique, is the manner in which he set about his task
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiotherwise the book is in very good condition) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copieswill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & tracestamp on half title page‘tamburlaine the greatnote in ink on first endpaperit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewhereas the real timur was of turkic-mongolian ancestry and belonged to the nobility, for dramatic purposes marlowe depicts him as a scythian shepherd who rises to the rank of emperorillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignettesa play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 pp’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legmanplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewritten in or , the play is a milestone in elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexityis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, dchristopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecover with minor signs of use
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Binding: paperbacklist price (msrp)first edition: falsecondition: goodauthors: gentry, wproduct category: books
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Collegiate nobility jump saddle brown leather 18 in wide fitting fixed gullet saddle big knee and thigh blocks supple leather measurements are on the photos i have more photos can send by courier tracked £15 read more
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Of the six novels, the last was trollope's own favouriteoxfam bookshop carlisle the chronicles of barsetshire is a series of six novels by the english author anthony trollope, set in the fictional english county of barsetshire and its cathedral town of barchester the novels concern the dealings of the clergy and the gentry, and the political, amatory, and social manœuvrings that go on among and between themthis 3 volume folio set contains the last three installments together, the series is regarded by many as trollope's finest work books in excellent condition, slipcase f see oxfam website for delivery information read more it was continued into the twentieth century by angela thirkell
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Of the six novels, the last was trollope's own favouriteoxfam bookshop carlisle the chronicles of barsetshire is a series of six novels by the english author anthony trollope, set in the fictional english county of barsetshire and its cathedral town of barchester the novels concern the dealings of the clergy and the gentry, and the political, amatory, and social manœuvrings that go on among and between themthis 3 volume folio set contains the first three installments together, the series is regarded by many as trollope's finest work it was continued into the twentieth century by angela thirkell books in excellent condition, slipcase vg see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Including: 'battle naseby', 'general fairfax with his forces before city oxford', 'kings declaration to his gentry & army september ', 'sea fight between admiral blake and the spaniards' etcepisodi storici a corteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilarge heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panelan impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil warsthomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)18th-century rebackingbattaglie navaliestc calls for 16 unnumbered pages at the rear of burnet's work, whereas other records call for 12 only, as in the present copya very good copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecomplete with cover page and 26 large platesan impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , estc t (hooper), r (burnet), t (harris: 750 copies printed), r730 (welwood); wing b (burnet), w (welwood)naval battles and court eventscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spine
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morebut this torpid existence comes to an end when, spurred on by his crumbling finances, the love of a woman and the reproaches of his friend, the hard-working stoltz, oblomov finds that he must engage with the real world and face up to his commitmentsrich in situational comedy, psychological complexity and social satire, oblomov - here presented in stephen pearl's award-winning translation, the first major english-language version of the novel in more than fifty years - is a timeless novel and a monument to human idlenessthe book centres on the figure of ilya ilyich oblomov, a member of the dying class of the landed gentry, who spends most of his time lying in bed gazing at life in an apathetic daze, encouraged by his equally lazy servant zakhar and routinely swindled by his acquaintancesoxfam bookshop ealing first published in , oblomov is an indisputable classic of russian literature, comparable in its stature to such masterpieces as gogol's dead souls, tolstoy's anna karenina and dostoevsky's brothers karamazov
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Meanwhile he discovers that the murder of edith boleyn may have connections reaching into both the heart of the rebel camp and of the norfolk gentryhis uncle edward seymour, duke of somerset, rules as protectorsince the old king's death, matthew shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of henry's younger daughter, the lady elizabeththere they are reunited with shardlake's former assistant jack barakthe yeoman robert kett leads a force of thousands in overthrowing the landlords and establishing a vast camp outside norwichbarak throws in his lot with the rebels; nicholas, opposed to them, becomes a prisoner in norwich castle; while shardlake has to decide where his ultimate loyalties lie, as government forces in london prepare to march north and destroy the rebelsincludes an historical essay from the author on reimagining kett's rebellionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'when it comes to intriguing tudor-based narratives, hilary mantel has a serious rival' - sunday times'sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrativethe extirpation of the old religion by radical protestants is stirring discontent among the populace while the protector's prolonged war with scotland is proving a disastrous failure and threatens to involve francelike hilary mantel, he produces densely textured historical novels that absorb their readers in another time' - andrew taylor, spectator the sunday times number one bestsellerengland, : two years after the death of henry viii, england is sliding into chaossansom's number one bestselling shardlake series, for fans of hilary mantel and philippa gregorysoon the rebels have taken over the city, england's second largestoxfam bookshop cheltenham tudor england is brought vividly to life in tombland, the seventh novel in cthis is the seventh stunning novel in the bestselling shardlake series, that began with dissolutionand then east anglia explodes, as peasant rebellion breaks out across the countrythe gruesome murder of edith boleyn, the wife of john boleyn - a distant norfolk relation of elizabeth's mother - which could have political implications for elizabeth, brings shardlake and his assistant nicholas overton to the summer assizes at norwichthe three find layers of mystery and danger surrounding edith's death, as a second murder is committedthe nominal king, edward vi, is eleven years oldworst of all, the economy is in collapse, inflation rages and rebellion is stirring among the peasantry
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The commissioned officer ranks in the british army from were almost entirely composed of the affluent and educated - the sons of the landed gentry, the wealthy, and other professional people
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Work hard play harderrebels on the runyou are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle ngaio marsh's most popular novel begins when a young new zealander's first contact with the english gentry is the body of lord wutherford - with a meat skewer through the eyethey all knew they were peculiar, the charades with which they entertained their guests became quite complicatededited to fit on 3 cds, running to c3hrthe lampreys had plenty of charm - but no cash read by anton lesser see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand when uncle gabriel lamprey dies, chief detective inspector roderick alleyn is called in
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Coat of arms: the family, orogeny of the pont-saint-esprit in languedoc, has been in the possession of the nobility for several centuriesdecent inside except about ten pages are soiled and stainedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is the most important military directory of the ancien régimeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea sort of official directory of the army under the old regime, this military state of france was published from tosee photos ex-libris from count benedict of chansiergues d'ornano (), and another bearing the coat of arms of the pac, marquess of badens uncommon this book, the 5th edition of which (actually the 5th year published) presents the entire military hierarchy during the reign of louis xvlouis, who died in the service of the kings of france, antoine de chansiergues having married, on february , marie colonna d'ornano, sister of francis, who died in the smell of holiness and beatified in , joseph and benedict de chansiergues, of the pont-saint-esprit, were allowed in , in letters patent by lorenzo colonna, to add to their name that of their ancestorpublished in paris, by guillynduodecimo from 10 pp- 384ppthe family settled in rochemaure at the beginning of the 15th centuryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitework copy, but acceptablemontandre-lonchamps; roussel (rené louis de)fifth edition, corrected and increasedfull-leather period binding in the coat of arms of the chansiergues d'ornano family, missing headdressesetat militaire de france pour l'annéecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableprovided is a number of officers and knights of st
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Sometimes in support of the reigning monarch, as alvar núñez de lara, who became regent of henry i of castile, but also against him, participating in several rebellions of the nobilityiii: title page, 891 pp4 volumes in large folio (32our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepedro i of castile dispossessed them, being rehabilitated by henry ii of castilevery clean and in magnificent conditionvery important work on one of the most important noble houses in spain during the middle ages in the kingdom of castile(my owner is josé marÃa rodrÃguez de los rÃosi: 8 sheets, including the title page, 713 ppthe lara had many possessions in castile, león, andalusia and galicia, and participated in the political development of the kingdoms of castile and león from the end of the 11th century to the middle of the 14th centurysalazar y castro, remembered as the prince of genealogists, one of the most cited spanish chroniclers, was general chronicler of spain and indiesincluding the title pagetwo of its branches—that of the dukes of nájera and that of the marquises of aguilar de campoo—have the rank of grandees of spaincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablejosé mª rodrÃguez de los rÃos, ’please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelots of wood engraved coats of armsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki8 x 22 cm), 19th century marbled leather binding, smooth spines, double spine label and gold threadshandwritten ex libris of the former owner on the title page: ‘soy de dthe writers gómez manrique and jorge manrique belonged to this lineage
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'ink and incapability' sees the rubber-faced one in a bit of a fix when his odorous manservant baldrick (tony robinson) burns the only existing copy of doctor johnson's brand new dictionarysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'dish and dishonesty', blackadder enters the world of politics while his master teeters on the brink of bankrupcy'sense and senility' finds edmund ousted from the prince's favour when the latter takes elocution lessons from a pair of overly mannered thespiansin 'nob and nobility', edmund reluctantly turns adventurer when he agrees to rescue a french aristo in return for a huge wodge of cashoxfam shop ulverston entire third series of the historic sitcom, which finds a regency edmund blackadder employed as butler to the prince regent (hugh laurie), who is thicker than a whale omelettein 'amy and amiability', the prince finds true love and blackadder finds that the lif eof a highwayman is not all it is cracked up to befinally, in 'duel and duality', the prince puts hi sfoot in it when he soils a couple of wellingtons, and blackadder is forced to take his place in a duel to the death with a large-nosed duke
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The nobility could fill in this coat of arms with their own coat of armsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin very good conditionprinted on thin laid paperthe coat of arms is emptyyou see here an example of highly skilled burin engravinghe was one of the best engravers of miniature engravingsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith large marginstheodore de bry () was a leading belgian goldsmith born in liègethere he made the most beautiful engravingshe fled during the 80-years religious war to frankfurt, germanyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefides, faith, and spes, hope, with a coat of armsgood dark impressionthese engravings are raredelivered in a museum passepartoutcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Received patent of nobility from the king of polen inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiworked in paris with van der meulen and enjoyed great successromeyn de hooghe () painter, engraver and sculptor of amsterdamexcellent good black inked impression on laid paper with no folds or tears; a few small stainsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefrom a series of wrestling scenes invented by the famous wrestler and wine merchant nicolaes petter who had great interest in classical greece and began to give wrestling lessons to other merchants in his wine shop on the prinsengracht in amsterdamthis series: ' klare onderrichte der voortreffelijcke worstel-konst, published in , is considered one of the most important books about the unarmed struggle of the periodkolfin, 'tot uitpersing van tranen, de verbeelding van de hartstochten', in 'romeyn de hooghe, de verbeelding van de late gouden eeuw' (hin a handpainted/guilded passe-partoutright wrestlerl lying on the ground and kicking the left of the other wrestler with his right leg, while pulling the latter towards the ground by his hairetching by romeyn d'hooghe, important innovator of dutch printmakingreference: hollstein landwehr litthan returned to haarlem where he stayed the rest of his lifehe itood for a renewal of print art and rejected the somewhat dull french style from the periodplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemost known for his graphic workvan nierop et al), zwolle/amsterdam, , ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Bankers turned nobility and de facto rulers, the medici family defined upward mobilityin the house of medici, christopher hibbert, author of the days of the french revolution, explores the lives and misdeeds of this remarkable familyit shaped all of europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists and even popes for three hundred yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe lives with his family in henley-on-thames in oxfordshire, englandchristopher hibbert, an oxford graduate, has written more than fifty books, including wellington: a personal history, london: the biography of a city, redcoats and rebels, and the destruction of lord raglanpatrons of the arts who helped make florence one of the great cultural centers of the renaissance, they were also power-hungry and reckless, ultimately losing everythingit was the house of medicioxfam bookshop cheltenham it was a dynasty with more wealth and power than the houses of windsor, kennedy, and rockefeller combined
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However, with the parisian nobility deeply opposed to the move, louis is faced with negotiating a dangerous cycle of lies, deceit and vicious political manoeuvrings as he attempts to exert his authorityin this series, a high-profile member of the court is found poisoned while louis struggles to manage his paranoia as he continues to be haunted by events from the pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein a bid to strengthen his weakening position among the country's elite, louis decides to move the french court from paris to versaillesoxfam shop sawston all ten episodes from the second series of the historical drama starring george blagden as french monarch louis xivthe episodes are: 'the labyrinth', 'a still small voice', 'who will guard the guards themselves?', 'miasma', 'war and peace', 'the sands of time', 'a night', 'the new regime', 'seven shadows' and 'of blood and stone'
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However, with the parisian nobility deeply opposed to the move, louis is faced with negotiating a dangerous cycle of lies, deceit and vicious political manoeuvrings as he attempts to exert his authoritythe episodes are: 'welcome to versailles', 'i am the state', 'mirror for princes', 'the road', 'bow to your king', 'invalides', 'revelations', 'diplomacy', 'etiquette' and 'bring the garden here'see oxfam website for delivery information read morein a bid to strengthen his weakening position among the country's elite, louis decides to move the french court from paris to versaillesoxfam shop colne road all ten episodes from the first series of the historical drama starring george blagden as french monarch louis xiv
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In elements of the real man, he covers topics such as faith, commitment, nobility and suffering, truth and compassion, allowing, and growing upthrough these talks, almaas offers valuable guidance and advice for those on a spiritual path, and he explores the challenges and psychological barriers faced by those seeking self-realizationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe opening installment in a five-volume series on the diamond approach-a path to greater self- and spiritual realization-presented by its founder founded by spiritual teacher athis five-volume series is a collection of almaas' lectures on the diamond approachalmaas, the diamond approach presents a unique path to enlightenment that borrows from modern psychology and therapythrough the method's core practice of inquiry, practitioners engage with their inner world-the very qualities and experiences that make them human-as a means of unlocking their potential and discovering the true power of their spiritual nature
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Though possessing no regular army they were superb horsemen and archers, and in time of war the nobility provided heavily armoured knights mounted on weight-carrying chargerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreduring the battle of carrhae (53 bc), it is believed that roman troops out of a force of about died at the hands of the parthiansoxfam bookshop wallingford the parthians were a warrior peoplethis worthy addition to osprey's men-at-arms series contains a wealth of illustrations, including eight full page colour plates by popular artist angus mcbridein the third of four volumes covering rome's enemies, this fascinating text by peter wilcox examines the armies and campaigns of the parthians and sassanid persians
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However, what emerges and what most poignantly gives to beethoven a uniqueness; is a vigorous courage, a dignity and the persistent human ability to appreciate beauty and the nobility of the human spiritthe quality of the vinyl has received some minor scratching, and there is a little dustsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop mutley plain beethoven's second symphony, written at a time in his life when not only was he afflicted with an increasing deafness with which he was having to confront, but was fighting to control emotional conflictsthe box, while bearing some marks on the abrasions at the top and corners, has retained it's singular charmthe music draws intimately from the anguish, the melancholy, and the way beethoven experienced thesefurthermore, the depth and the thorough complex harmony of the piece caused it to be described critically as "a dragon ran through by a spear, not wanting to die and drained of blood wagging his tail around him
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People are presented as she saw them, in their humility and their frailty—and their nobilityby she was living at home but was brain dead after a tragic cycle of misunderstanding, over-medication, and culture clash: "what the doctors viewed as clinical efficiency the hmong viewed as frosty arrogancegood condition, paperback, 355 pages lia lee was born in to a family of recent hmong immigrants, and soon developed symptoms of epilepsysherwin nuland said of the account, "there are no villains in fadiman's tale, just as there are no heroes" the spirit catches you and you fall down is a tragedy of shakespearean dimensions, written with the deepest of human feeling
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Are 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 storerare miniature period early 18th centuy representing a lady of the nobility, brass frame the item is in very good condition for its era see photos condition: see photos shipped in a secure postal parcel (the postage fee includes packaging, materials, travel and postage costs) read moreplease 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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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe object is in very nice condition considering its period? signature to be appraisedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: see photos shipped in a secure postal parcel (the postage fee includes packaging, materials, travel and postage costs)rare late 18th or early 19th century miniature, representing a lady of the nobility, brass frame, painted on vellumplease 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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Tensions rise as disenfranchised, war-weary people grow restless under the unrelenting rule of the nobilitychange is coming to theah’s western nationsnow, the people look towards revolution as the only respite
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