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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 boardspages a little yellowedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing throughoutprevious owner's name written in pencil on first pagestaining to boardshalf of cloth board spine torn away
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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 nobilityvarious scuffs, marks and areas of discolouration to boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresplit to rear endpaper at hinge, revealing linen binding beneathshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spinegreen cloth covered boards with gilt text to front and spine, and blind embossed decoration to frontbinding has separated at places within text block, but is still intactheavy tanning to text block
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In 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 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 morewhen 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 commentshe assiduously collected and copied information from earlier registers and then continued them, for each parish, until shortly before his deaththe 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 indexesoxfam bookshop shaftesbury thomas crockford () came to wiltshire in as schoolmaster at stockton, and from until his death was vicar of fisherton delamerein addition, by enquiring of families and elderly parishioners, he tried to discover details of those whom he had recorded from before his timethis 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 entiretycrockford, 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 readfor 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 wiltshire
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Otherwise the book is in very good condition) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copieswhereas 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 emperorwill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & tracenote in ink on first endpaperillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignettesstamp on half title page’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legmanchristopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, dplease 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 complexityare 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 play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 ppcover with minor signs of use‘tamburlaine the greatit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stage
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Product category: booksfirst edition: falselist price (msrp)authors: gentry, wbinding: paperbackcondition: good
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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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Together, the series is regarded by many as trollope's finest work it was continued into the twentieth century by angela thirkell the novels concern the dealings of the clergy and the gentry, and the political, amatory, and social manœuvrings that go on among and between them books in excellent condition, slipcase f see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 barchesterthis 3 volume folio set contains the last three installmentsof the six novels, the last was trollope's own favourite
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Together, the series is regarded by many as trollope's finest work it was continued into the twentieth century by angela thirkellthis 3 volume folio set contains the first three installments the novels concern the dealings of the clergy and the gentry, and the political, amatory, and social manœuvrings that go on among and between themoxfam 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 books in excellent condition, slipcase vg see oxfam website for delivery information read moreof the six novels, the last was trollope's own favourite
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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' etcestc calls for 16 unnumbered pages at the rear of burnet's work, whereas other records call for 12 only, as in the present copya large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spinelarge heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panelthomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)an 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)a very good copycomplete 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, , ppepisodi storici a corte26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil warscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare 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 storebattaglie navali18th-century rebackingnaval battles and court events
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 acquaintancesrich 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 idlenessbut 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 commitmentsoxfam 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 gentryand then east anglia explodes, as peasant rebellion breaks out across the countryworst of all, the economy is in collapse, inflation rages and rebellion is stirring among the peasantryoxfam bookshop cheltenham tudor england is brought vividly to life in tombland, the seventh novel in cthe three find layers of mystery and danger surrounding edith's death, as a second murder is committedthe 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 francethe 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 norwichsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincludes an historical essay from the author on reimagining kett's rebellion'when it comes to intriguing tudor-based narratives, hilary mantel has a serious rival' - sunday times'sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrativebarak 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 rebelshis uncle edward seymour, duke of somerset, rules as protectorlike 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 gregorythe nominal king, edward vi, is eleven years oldsoon the rebels have taken over the city, england's second largestthe yeoman robert kett leads a force of thousands in overthrowing the landlords and establishing a vast camp outside norwichthere they are reunited with shardlake's former assistant jack baraksince the old king's death, matthew shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of henry's younger daughter, the lady elizabeththis is the seventh stunning novel in the bestselling shardlake series, that began with dissolution
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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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You 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 failurerebels on the runwork hard play harder
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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 eyeedited to fit on 3 cds, running to c3hr read by anton lesser see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand when uncle gabriel lamprey dies, chief detective inspector roderick alleyn is called inthe lampreys had plenty of charm - but no cashthey all knew they were peculiar, the charades with which they entertained their guests became quite complicated
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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 centuriesit is the most important military directory of the ancien régimefull-leather period binding in the coat of arms of the chansiergues d'ornano family, missing headdressesduodecimo from 10 pp- 384ppa sort of official directory of the army under the old regime, this military state of france was published from tomontandre-lonchamps; roussel (rené louis de)work copy, but acceptableetat militaire de france pour l'annéepublished in paris, by guillynfifth edition, corrected and increasedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledecent inside except about ten pages are soiled and stainedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe family settled in rochemaure at the beginning of the 15th centuryare 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 storesee 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 xvprovided is a number of officers and knights of stlouis, 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 ancestor
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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 nobility4 volumes in large folio (32salazar y castro, remembered as the prince of genealogists, one of the most cited spanish chroniclers, was general chronicler of spain and indiesthe 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 centuryiii: title page, 891 pptwo of its branches—that of the dukes of nájera and that of the marquises of aguilar de campoo—have the rank of grandees of spaini: 8 sheets, including the title page, 713 pphandwritten ex libris of the former owner on the title page: ‘soy de dcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilots of wood engraved coats of armsjosé mª rodrÃguez de los rÃos, ’(my owner is josé marÃa rodrÃguez de los rÃosincluding the title pagepedro i of castile dispossessed them, being rehabilitated by henry ii of castile8 x 22 cm), 19th century marbled leather binding, smooth spines, double spine label and gold threadsthe writers gómez manrique and jorge manrique belonged to this lineagevery 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 castileplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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In 'dish and dishonesty', blackadder enters the world of politics while his master teeters on the brink of bankrupcysee oxfam website for delivery information read more'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 dictionaryin '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 be'sense and senility' finds edmund ousted from the prince's favour when the latter takes elocution lessons from a pair of overly mannered thespiansfinally, 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 dukeoxfam 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 'nob and nobility', edmund reluctantly turns adventurer when he agrees to rescue a french aristo in return for a huge wodge of cash
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The nobility could fill in this coat of arms with their own coat of armshe was one of the best engravers of miniature engravingsthese engravings are raredelivered in a museum passepartouttheodore de bry () was a leading belgian goldsmith born in liègethe coat of arms is emptywith large marginsgood dark impressionfides, faith, and spes, hope, with a coat of armsthere he made the most beautiful engravingscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein very good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare 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 storeyou see here an example of highly skilled burin engravingprinted on thin laid paperhe fled during the 80-years religious war to frankfurt, germany
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Received patent of nobility from the king of polen in), zwolle/amsterdam, , ppexcellent good black inked impression on laid paper with no folds or tears; a few small stainsthan 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 periodmost known for his graphic workfrom 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 amsterdamreference: hollstein landwehr litworked in paris with van der meulen and enjoyed great successkolfin, 'tot uitpersing van tranen, de verbeelding van de hartstochten', in 'romeyn de hooghe, de verbeelding van de late gouden eeuw' (hvan nierop et alin a handpainted/guilded passe-partoutcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteetching by romeyn d'hooghe, important innovator of dutch printmakingare 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 storeright 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 hairthis series: ' klare onderrichte der voortreffelijcke worstel-konst, published in , is considered one of the most important books about the unarmed struggle of the periodromeyn de hooghe () painter, engraver and sculptor of amsterdam
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Bankers turned nobility and de facto rulers, the medici family defined upward mobilityhe lives with his family in henley-on-thames in oxfordshire, englandoxfam bookshop cheltenham it was a dynasty with more wealth and power than the houses of windsor, kennedy, and rockefeller combinedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepatrons 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 everythingin 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 yearsit was the house of medicichristopher 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 raglan
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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 authoritysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop sawston all ten episodes from the second series of the historical drama starring george blagden as french monarch louis xivin a bid to strengthen his weakening position among the country's elite, louis decides to move the french court from paris to versaillesthe 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'in 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 past
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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 authoritysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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'in 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 upsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough 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 naturethe 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 athrough 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-realizationthis 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 therapy
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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 chargersoxfam bookshop wallingford the parthians were a warrior peoplesee 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 parthiansthis 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 morethe box, while bearing some marks on the abrasions at the top and corners, has retained it's singular charmoxfam 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 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 nobility" the spirit catches you and you fall down is a tragedy of shakespearean dimensions, written with the deepest of human feelingby 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 arrogancesherwin nuland said of the account, "there are no villains in fadiman's tale, just as there are no heroesgood condition, paperback, 355 pages lia lee was born in to a family of recent hmong immigrants, and soon developed symptoms of epilepsy
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Rare 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 morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare 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 store
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Condition: see photos shipped in a secure postal parcel (the postage fee includes packaging, materials, travel and postage costs)the object is in very nice condition considering its period? signature to be appraisedrare late 18th or early 19th century miniature, representing a lady of the nobility, brass frame, painted on vellumcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare 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 store
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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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