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A true classic, latter days at colditz is the bestselling conclusion of the story of the infamous german pow campthis is the scarce first edition, publishedno highlighting or other notesthese tales of fantastic bravery and stunning ingenuity are every bit as mesmerising as the originalunclipped d/j clean/intact and protected by transparent wrapperbut reid's own break-out was by no means the lastsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good condition for ageoxfam bookshop newport in the colditz story, pat reid told the story of the escape academy that sprang up inside the most impregnable german pow camp of the second world war, ending appropriately with his own incredible escape from colditzin this enthralling sequel, he follows the fortunes of the escape academy right up until the arrival of the allied forces in april
19 €
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So opens the unsanctioned priesthood of the sin-eater: a breviary-thomas lynch's collection of two dozen, twenty-four line poems-a book of hours in the odd life and times of argyle, the sin-eaterwith photographs by michael lynch and cover art by sean lynch, the author's sonshis "loaf and bowl," consumed over corpses, become the elements of sacrament and sacrilegeby turns worshipful and irreverent, good-humored and grim, these poems examine the deeper meanings of eucharist and grace, forgiveness and faith, atonement and reconciliationoxfam books & music aberdeen argyle eased the warm loaf right and leftand downed swift gulps of beer and venial sinthen lit into the bread now leavened withthe corpse's cardinal mischiefs, then he said"six pence, i'm sorrysee oxfam website for delivery information read more" and the widow paid himceltic and druidic, scapegoat and outlier, a fixture in the funerary landscape of former centuries, argyle's doubt-ridden witness seems entirely relevant to our difficult times
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The contents of the book are however in very good condition, notwithstanding the odd minor mark not affecting the text and a name in ink on the ffepthe boards are very slightly sprung, and the edges of the page block are a little discolouredthe dust jacket is price-clipped, and has lost paper from all edges (without loss of text), and although now in a removable protective cover is in fair condition onlyincluding appendixoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the almost incredible but true story of felix kersten, the doctor whose miraculous hands exerted a strange power over himmler and who used this power to save thousands of livessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The art of looking sideways is the ultimate guide to visual awareness, a magical compilation that will entertain and inspire all those who enjoy the interplay between word and image, and who relish the odd and the unexpectedit is an inexhaustible mine of anecdotes, quotations, images, curious facts and useless information, oddities, serious science, jokes and memories, all concerned with the interplay between the verbal and the visual, and the limitless resources of the human mindloosely arranged in 72 chapters, all this material is presented in a wonderfully inventive series of pages that are themselves masterly demonstrations of the expressive use of type, space, colour and imageryoxfam books & music lancaster the art of looking sideways is a primer in visual intelligence, an exploration of the workings of the eye, the hand, the brain and the imaginationthis book does not set out to teach lessons, but it is full of wisdom and insight collected from all over the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredescribing himself as a visual jackdaw, master designer alan fletcher has distilled a lifetime of experience and reflection into a brilliantly witty and inimitable exploration of such subjects as perception, colour, pattern, proportion, paradox, illusion, language, alphabets, words, letters, ideas, creativity, culture, style, aesthetics and value
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James' overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of e l james and her fifty shades of grey series' daily mail 'fifty shades of hay' the times 'oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent scottish crime writers' daily mail 'the new ian rankin' daily record 'an excellent start to what promises to be a fine series' guardian 'classy, occasionally brutal, and with the odd suggestion of the supernatural, this will doubtless be another deserved hit'the hallmarks of val mcdermid or ian rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish' the herald***'are you ready to be reborn?' the search for a missing journalist is called off as a body is found at the scene of a carefully staged murderoxfam shop dumfries sunday times bestseller prayer for the dead is the fifth novel in the bestselling inspector mclean series by author james oswaldbut it is not the only thing about this case that mclean will find beyond belief'are you ready for the mysteries to be revealed?' praise for james oswald: 'a star of scotland's burgeoning crime fiction scene' daily record 'crime fiction's next big thing' the sunday telegraph 'literary sensationthe baffling lack of forensics at the crime scene seems impossibleinspector tony mclean knew the dead man, and can't shake off the suspicion that there is far more to this case than meets the eyein a sealed chamber, deep in the heart of gilmerton cove, a mysterious network of caves and passages sprawling beneath edinburgh, the victim has undergone a macabre ritual of purificationteamed with the most unlikely and unwelcome of allies, he must track down a killer driven by the darkest compulsions, who will answer only to a higher poweroswald's writing is in a class above most in this genre' daily express see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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'paolo borsellino: the 57 days' () traces the 57 days after the assassination of his friend and fellow anti-mafia judge giovanni falcone when paolo borsellino (zingaretti) must come to terms with his own inescapable destinyitalian with english subtitlesin , while based in budapest for the purposes of business, perlasca was confronted directly with the horror of the holocaust and, unlike so many others, didn't turn a blind eye but did whatever he could to save livescan marotta foil the plot before priceless relics are lost? in excellent clean conditionoxfam bookshop kingsbridge collection of five films starring luca zingarettihowever, his plans to interfere with the way the mafia conduct their business means he becomes a threat to those in powerlastly, in 'calling inspector marotta' (), inspector giovanni marotta (zingaretti) is despatched to rome in following a tip-off about a major robbery in the pipeline'by the light of day' () follows the story of don giuseppe puglisi (zingaretti), a priest from palermo, who fights against the local mafia-controlled environment to save young children and teenagers from becoming involved in a life of crimeastonishingly, the target of the robbery is st peter's treasuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'perlasca: the courage of a just man' (), though giorgio perlasca (zingaretti) was initially a supporter of italian fascism and fought for mussolini in east africa during the italo-abyssinian war, he became increasingly disenchanted with the doctrine as it merged with hitler's anti-semitic visionin 'cefalonia' (), when over 500 officers and italian soldiers deployed between kefalonia and corfu receive the news that their country has sought an armistice, their thoughts turn to home and a reunion with their familiesbut their initial elation soon turns to gloom, however, when they learn that their former german allies have issued them with an ultimatum to surrender or fightmarotta goes undercover and quickly gains access to the group planning the heist and even develops a romantic relationship with female gang member lulu (meret becker)
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The episodes are: 'full steam behind', 'the flag and its snags', 'the flag and further snags', 'deep in the heart of yorkshire', 'earnshaw strikes back', 'here we go into the wild blue yonder', 'here we go again into the wild blue yonder', 'and a dewhurst up a fir tree', 'whoops', 'in the service of humanity', 'car and garter', 'the odd dog men', 'a bicycle made for three', 'one of the last few places unexplored by man', 'serenade for tight jeans and metal detector' and 'from wellies to wetsuit'oxfam shop kendal case and discs in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealso included is the christmas special 'small tune on a penny wassail'the complete fifth and sixth series of roy clarke's popular comedy set in the yorkshire dales
9 €
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Boxed lledo days gone blue bird ford a van/delivery truck dg diecast the bygone days of road transportvan condition is "used-like new"box condition is "used, with slight damage"
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Boxed lledo days gone swan vesta renault van dg diecast the bygone days of road transportbox condition is "used-very good"van condition is "used-like new"
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Of course, i am old, and not a little blind, but is that not good reason why i should put on paper the events of my life while i am still able? here, then, is my version of "living with the lama," and the happiest days of my life - days of sunshine after a lifetime of shadowsoxfam books & music hereford book about a psychic cat dictating to a tibetan lama who is under great public pressure for his claims about his extraordinary life"who will believe that you have written a book?" he smiled down at me and rubbed under my chin, just the way i liked, before he left the room on some businessyes, you read that correctlyfifi greywhiskers!"you've gone off your head, fifi," said the lamathis is the first book ever written by a cat, mrsthis book is not a work of fiction, but was transmitted to the author via mental telepathy from his pet cati am a siamese cat who has traveled far and seen muchcondition: general edge wear and spine creasepages browned but no inscriptions or notations"why should i not write a book? true, i am a cat, but i am not an ordinary cat(see photos) see oxfam website for delivery information read morei sat and pondered
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School's name handwritten facing front end  cover rubbed at the cornerspages split before title page, but binding holdingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more traces of pencil marks on contents page, remains of label inside front coveroxfam bookshop ashbourne a collection of short stories set in the 'federated malay states' during the sbinding: hardback, blue cloth condition: fair
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Light rubbing to cloth, very minor bumping at extremities, light foxing to endpapers and the odd mark elsewherethe inscription records a detail about the author's wifebrown cloth, gilt titles to spine, no dust jacketthe coloured chart faces page 252a scarce title, signed especially sosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames inscribed and signed anonymously by the author on the ffep
500 €
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The odd elderly residents who inhabit agatha's elegantly faded hotel seem innocuous enough, but as she delves into the killing she turns up secrets best left undiscovered, and powerful motives for revengeoxfam shop dumfries left with bald patches thanks to the wicked doings of a murderer from a previous investigation, agatha flees to the coastal resort of wyckhadden to grow her tresses back in privacybalancing the amorous attentions of police inspector jimmy jessop with an increasingly treacherous search for the culprit, agatha is at her wit's end - and ready to cast a spell of her ownwhen a local witch provides her with hair tonic agatha's hair begins to flow - but the witch is found bludgeoned to deathsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Corners and edges rubbed and bumped, cloth for volumes two and three faded, volume one has gift inscription on reverse of ffep, and some notes on rear endpaper, some light foxing and the odd pencil mark in all three volumes but most pages cleanno dust jacketsvolume one the first impression, volume two the fifth thousand, and volume three the third thousandoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames three uniform volumes, two of poetry one of prosecombined weight gtop edge gilt, right hand and bottom edges rough cutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecombined size 21biscuit cloth, gilt titles to front and spine, gilt decoration to front
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Please note that as the peruvian is long haired, her coat will need maintaining by regular brushing and the odd trimthese sows have bonded so are to be sold together as a paircome with an advice sheet and box to carry homei am looking for a 5* pet home for these beautiful girlsone is a dark eyed cream self (smooth coated) and the other is a black/white/gold tri peruvian (long haired)friendly, very healthy, sweet natured guinea pigs who would make ideal petsi have a lovely pair of baby guinea pig sows available bred by experienced show exhibitori am asking £65 for the pair
65 €
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From then on there were as many troughs as there were triumphs, but the industry continues to produce the odd masterpiece to extend the great traditionwhich british movies are the best that this country has produced?
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Excellent condition, light use over the last few months to watch the odd movie of listen to some musicgreat headphones, super confortable and great soundselling as i now have air pod prosakg y500 on the ear wireless headphones - blackpurchased as « as new » see sticker on the boxcomes with all cables, manual, carry pouch and original box
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Used with the odd marks please see pictures for detailscomplete - extra coins in box and no label sheet as labels are onnarnia the lion the witch & the wardrobe board game complete hasbro family xmas
19 €
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_____________________________________________________ description of item: i have a wedgewood decorative vintage plate "the apple pickers" by chris howells in a second issue in the "country days" collection which is limited editon crafted in wedgewood a fine bone china by jossiah wedgewood & sons limited, which in edition limited to a maximum of 55 firing dayshello and welcome to one of my many listingsi operate a prompt rapid dispatch once you have paid for your itemi operate a prompt dispatch of items purchasedi am in the process of downsizing many household items that i have no requirement for, so you may wish to look at many other listingsplease feel free to ask any questionsif you are not local or unable to collect in person, i am offering a posting service where possible, this will be in addition to the cost of the itemthis is merely to accelerate the downsizing process due to the catchment area being that of the whole ukmore pictures may be in the galleryitem was purchased then stored, hence why it's in such good condition
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Lord of the rings lead figures on plinth, good condition, may be the odd hand missing, but reflects in price
30 €
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Antique / vintage print 'the busy guidwife' by henry john dobson arca rsw () the odd label verso dates it to around , for 'wallace rodway, house carpenters, undertaker and picture frame manufacturer, portland street, cheltenham' truly a jack of all trades! collection from glasgow g41 or can be posted at cost
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Has the odd markloads of life leftscoop from bob the builder play tent
5 €
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Used on the odd occasion when looking after grand child, folds flat so easy to store and transportwinnie the pooh push chair for sale good condition although slight damage on foot rest
15 €
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners a little bumped, endpapers slightly darkened with a tape mark to the rear, contents just the odd mark not affecting the textsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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There is the odd mark on the board as showncondition is used but good for age
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Condition is listed as new as never opened, though there maybe the odd mark on the boxbuffy the vampire slayer action figure tara
17 €
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Presentation plates of the twelve days of christmasroyal grafton fine bone china, made in englandthe plates are 22cms across and in very good conditionthere are actually two of the fourth edition, , but you can still have that one!
10 €
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Presentation plates of the twelve days of christmasthere are actually two of the fourth edition, , but you can still have that one! £10the plates are 22cms across and in very good conditionroyal grafton fine bone chine, made in england
10 €
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Only selling due to finding out i'm pregnant and needing the space! will do offers on multiple items purchased so please feel free to look at my other items and send offers:)thank you for looking price includes postage read moreneed everything gone but sensible offers only pleaseany questions please message me and i will get back to you as soon as possible
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In good overall conditionhoneychurch dolls house some of the interior needs some tlccollection from sbg read morepreviously a toy shop
50 €