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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 yellowedprevious owner's name written in pencil on first pagehalf of cloth board spine torn awayfoxing throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morestaining to boards
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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 nobilityshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spineheavy tanning to text blockvarious scuffs, marks and areas of discolouration to boardsgreen cloth covered boards with gilt text to front and spine, and blind embossed decoration to frontsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresplit to rear endpaper at hinge, revealing linen binding beneathbinding has separated at places within text block, but is still intact
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He 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 indexesoxfam 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 cleancrockford, 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 latinwhen 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 commentslooks like the book has never been readsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 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 taskthis 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 addition, by enquiring of families and elderly parishioners, he tried to discover details of those whom he had recorded from before his time
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Whereas 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 & traceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikistamp on half title pagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copiescover with minor signs of useis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, d’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legman‘tamburlaine the greatour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeotherwise the book is in very good conditionchristopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greata play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 ppnote in ink on first endpaperit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stageillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignetteswritten 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 complexityplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Authors: gentry, wfirst edition: falseproduct category: bookscondition: goodbinding: paperbacklist price (msrp)
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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 workthis 3 volume folio set contains the last 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 f see oxfam website for delivery information read moreof the six novels, the last was trollope's own favourite it was continued into the twentieth century by angela thirkell
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Together, the series is regarded by many as trollope's finest work books in excellent condition, slipcase vg see oxfam website for delivery information read more 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 barchesterthis 3 volume folio set contains the first three installmentsof the six novels, the last was trollope's own favourite it was continued into the twentieth century by angela thirkell
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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 copyan 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)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikian impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , ppbattaglie navaliepisodi storici a cortecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spinethomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)complete with cover page and 26 large platesnaval battles and court eventsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelarge heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panela very good copy18th-century rebackingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil wars
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morerich 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 idlenessoxfam 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 karamazovthe 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 acquaintancesbut 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 commitments
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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 gentrylike 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 chaossince the old king's death, matthew shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of henry's younger daughter, the lady elizabeththe 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 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 rebelsthis is the seventh stunning novel in the bestselling shardlake series, that began with dissolutionhis uncle edward seymour, duke of somerset, rules as protectorsoon 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 cand then east anglia explodes, as peasant rebellion breaks out across the countrythe three find layers of mystery and danger surrounding edith's death, as a second murder is committedsansom's number one bestselling shardlake series, for fans of hilary mantel and philippa gregorythere 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 norwichincludes an historical essay from the author on reimagining kett's rebellionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe nominal king, edward vi, is eleven years oldworst of all, the economy is in collapse, inflation rages and rebellion is stirring among the peasantry'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 france
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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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Rebels on the runwork hard play harderyou 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 eyeedited to fit on 3 cds, running to c3hrthey all knew they were peculiar, the charades with which they entertained their guests became quite complicatedthe 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 centuriesduodecimo from 10 pp- 384pplouis, 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 ancestorare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimontandre-lonchamps; roussel (rené louis de)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledecent inside except about ten pages are soiled and stainedsee 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 xvour 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 tofifth edition, corrected and increasedetat militaire de france pour l'annéefull-leather period binding in the coat of arms of the chansiergues d'ornano family, missing headdresseswork copy, but acceptableit is the most important military directory of the ancien régimethe family settled in rochemaure at the beginning of the 15th centurypublished in paris, by guillynprovided is a number of officers and knights of stplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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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 nobilityare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii: 8 sheets, including the title page, 713 pplots of wood engraved coats of armsjosé mª rodrÃguez de los rÃos, ’the writers gómez manrique and jorge manrique belonged to this lineagevery 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 rÃosincluding the title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe 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 centurypedro i of castile dispossessed them, being rehabilitated by henry ii of castilevery clean and in magnificent condition4 volumes in large folio (32handwritten ex libris of the former owner on the title page: ‘soy de diii: title page, 891 ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletwo of its branches—that of the dukes of nájera and that of the marquises of aguilar de campoo—have the rank of grandees of spain8 x 22 cm), 19th century marbled leather binding, smooth spines, double spine label and gold threadssalazar y castro, remembered as the prince of genealogists, one of the most cited spanish chroniclers, was general chronicler of spain and indiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Finally, 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 dukein 'dish and dishonesty', blackadder enters the world of politics while his master teeters on the brink of bankrupcysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein '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 beoxfam 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 omelette'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 cash'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 dictionary
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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 engravingsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifides, faith, and spes, hope, with a coat of armsyou see here an example of highly skilled burin engravingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith large marginsprinted on thin laid paperthere he made the most beautiful engravingsgood dark impressionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedelivered in a museum passepartouthe fled during the 80-years religious war to frankfurt, germanythe coat of arms is emptythese engravings are raretheodore de bry () was a leading belgian goldsmith born in liègeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein very good condition
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Received patent of nobility from the king of polen inhe itood for a renewal of print art and rejected the somewhat dull french style from the periodthan returned to haarlem where he stayed the rest of his lifethis series: ' klare onderrichte der voortreffelijcke worstel-konst, published in , is considered one of the most important books about the unarmed struggle of the periodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiexcellent good black inked impression on laid paper with no folds or tears; a few small stainscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableromeyn de hooghe () painter, engraver and sculptor of amsterdamin a handpainted/guilded passe-partoutour 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 hairetching by romeyn d'hooghe, important innovator of dutch printmaking), zwolle/amsterdam, , ppworked in paris with van der meulen and enjoyed great successfrom 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 amsterdamvan nierop et almost known for his graphic workreference: hollstein landwehr litplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitekolfin, 'tot uitpersing van tranen, de verbeelding van de hartstochten', in 'romeyn de hooghe, de verbeelding van de late gouden eeuw' (h
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Bankers turned nobility and de facto rulers, the medici family defined upward mobilityit shaped all of europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists and even popes for three hundred yearshe 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 everythingin the house of medici, christopher hibbert, author of the days of the french revolution, explores the lives and misdeeds of this remarkable familysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham it was a dynasty with more wealth and power than the houses of windsor, kennedy, and rockefeller combinedit was the house of medici
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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 pastthe 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'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 sawston all ten episodes from the second series of the historical drama starring george blagden as french monarch louis xiv
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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 authorityoxfam shop colne road all ten episodes from the first series of the historical drama starring george blagden as french monarch louis xivthe 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 versailles
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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 upalmaas, the diamond approach presents a unique path to enlightenment that borrows from modern psychology and therapysee 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 naturethrough 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-realizationthe 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 approach
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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 chargersin 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 persiansthis worthy addition to osprey's men-at-arms series contains a wealth of illustrations, including eight full page colour plates by popular artist angus mcbrideoxfam 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 parthians
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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 dustthe music draws intimately from the anguish, the melancholy, and the way beethoven experienced thesethe box, while bearing some marks on the abrasions at the top and corners, has retained it's singular charmsee 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 conflictsfurthermore, 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 feelingsherwin 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 epilepsyby 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 arrogance
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiterare 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 more
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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 appraisedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour 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 website
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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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