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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 yellowedhalf of cloth board spine torn awaystaining to boardsprevious owner's name written in pencil on first pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing throughout
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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 blockgreen cloth covered boards with gilt text to front and spine, and blind embossed decoration to frontshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morevarious scuffs, marks and areas of discolouration to boardsbinding has separated at places within text block, but is still intactsplit to rear endpaper at hinge, revealing linen binding beneath
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The 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 indexeswhen 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 delamerethis 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 taskfor 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 wiltshiresee oxfam website for delivery information read morecrockford, 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 readhe assiduously collected and copied information from earlier registers and then continued them, for each parish, until shortly before his death book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleanin 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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’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legman‘tamburlaine the greatotherwise the book is in very good conditionwritten 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 websitestamp on half title pagewill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & tracenote in ink on first endpaperwhereas 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 emperora play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 pp) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copiesit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignetteschristopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicover with minor signs of useour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, d
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Product category: booksauthors: gentry, wfirst edition: falselist price (msrp)binding: 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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Books in excellent condition, slipcase f see oxfam website for delivery information read more it was continued into the twentieth century by angela thirkellthis 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 them together, the series is regarded by many as trollope's finest workoxfam 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 barchesterof the six novels, the last was trollope's own favourite
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It was continued into the twentieth century by angela thirkell 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 them together, the series is regarded by many as trollope's finest workoxfam 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 barchesterof the six novels, the last was trollope's own favouritethis 3 volume folio set contains the first three installments
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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 copybattaglie navalia very good copy18th-century rebackingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenaval battles and court eventsthomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)large heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panelcomplete with cover page and 26 large platesa large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spinean 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)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableepisodi storici a cortean impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , ppare 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 store26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil wars
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The 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 idlenesssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 karamazovbut 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 gentrysince the old king's death, matthew shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of henry's younger daughter, the lady elizabeththe three find layers of mystery and danger surrounding edith's death, as a second murder is committedthe nominal king, edward vi, is eleven years oldsoon the rebels have taken over the city, england's second largestand then east anglia explodes, as peasant rebellion breaks out across the countrythis is the seventh stunning novel in the bestselling shardlake series, that began with dissolutionincludes an historical essay from the author on reimagining kett's rebellionthe 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 barakoxfam bookshop cheltenham tudor england is brought vividly to life in tombland, the seventh novel in cworst 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 narrativesansom's number one bestselling shardlake series, for fans of hilary mantel and philippa gregorybarak 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 rebelsthe 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 morelike 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 chaosthe 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 francehis uncle edward seymour, duke of somerset, rules as protector
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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 eye read by anton lesser see oxfam website for delivery information read morethey all knew they were peculiar, the charades with which they entertained their guests became quite complicatedthe lampreys had plenty of charm - but no cashedited to fit on 3 cds, running to c3hrand 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 centuriespublished in paris, by guillynit is the most important military directory of the ancien régimefifth edition, corrected and increasedduodecimo from 10 pp- 384ppwork copy, but acceptableetat militaire de france pour l'annéethe family settled in rochemaure at the beginning of the 15th centuryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefull-leather period binding in the coat of arms of the chansiergues d'ornano family, missing headdressesa sort of official directory of the army under the old regime, this military state of france was published from toprovided 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 ancestordecent inside except about ten pages are soiled and stainedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesee 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 xvare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimontandre-lonchamps; roussel (rené louis de)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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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 nobilityjosé mª rodrÃguez de los rÃos, ’the 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 century8 x 22 cm), 19th century marbled leather binding, smooth spines, double spine label and gold threadslots of wood engraved coats of armsiii: title page, 891 pppedro i of castile dispossessed them, being rehabilitated by henry ii of castilethe writers gómez manrique and jorge manrique belonged to this lineagei: 8 sheets, including the title page, 713 pp(my owner is josé marÃa rodrÃguez de los rÃoshandwritten ex libris of the former owner on the title page: ‘soy de dcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableincluding the title pagevery important work on one of the most important noble houses in spain during the middle ages in the kingdom of castileare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery clean and in magnificent condition4 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 indiestwo of its branches—that of the dukes of nájera and that of the marquises of aguilar de campoo—have the rank of grandees of spain
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In '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'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 dictionaryoxfam 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 '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 '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 engravingsprinted on thin laid paperwith large marginsdelivered in a museum passepartoutgood dark impressionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteyou see here an example of highly skilled burin engravingthe coat of arms is emptyfides, faith, and spes, hope, with a coat of armsthere he made the most beautiful engravingsthese engravings are raretheodore de bry () was a leading belgian goldsmith born in liègein very good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe fled during the 80-years religious war to frankfurt, germanyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Received patent of nobility from the king of polen inkolfin, '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-partoutromeyn de hooghe () painter, engraver and sculptor of amsterdametching by romeyn d'hooghe, important innovator of dutch printmakingvan nierop et alexcellent good black inked impression on laid paper with no folds or tears; a few small stains), zwolle/amsterdam, , ppmost known for his graphic workplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethan 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 periodreference: hollstein landwehr litright 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 haircatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefrom 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 periodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiworked in paris with van der meulen and enjoyed great successour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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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, englandit shaped all of europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists and even popes for three hundred yearschristopher 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 raglansee 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 everythingit was the house of mediciin the house of medici, christopher hibbert, author of the days of the french revolution, explores the lives and misdeeds of this remarkable familyoxfam 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 authorityoxfam shop sawston all ten episodes from the second series of the historical drama starring george blagden as french monarch louis xivin 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 morethe 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 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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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 xivsee 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 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 therapythis five-volume series is a collection of almaas' lectures on the diamond approachthe 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-realizationthrough 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 naturesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 chargersduring 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 peoplein 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 mcbridesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 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 charmfurthermore, 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 himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe quality of the vinyl has received some minor scratching, and there is a little dustoxfam 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 conflicts
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People are presented as she saw them, in their humility and their frailty—and their nobilitygood 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" 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 heroes
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 more
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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 vellumplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecondition: see photos shipped in a secure postal parcel (the postage fee includes packaging, materials, travel and postage costs)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 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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