The opening years of the nineteenth century
List the opening years of the nineteenth century
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham with the flash and thunder of eighteen pounders firing repeatedly, the royal navy came to rule the waves in the opening years of the nineteenth centuryian toll recounts how the nascent united states came to challenge british supremacy in the short-lived but often vicious war ofthough they were inexperienced, outnumbered and outgunned, just six american frigates took on the might of his majesty's navy - and toll brilliantly describes, in hair-raising detail, some of the most thrilling actions ever foughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet just as britain left its european neighbours too frightened to leave their shores, across the atlantic a fledgling naval force was putting to sea
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A “scanned” book of letters by these distinguished female artists from the early years of the nineteenth centuryno illustrationsoxfam books & music totnes this is volume 3, being memorials of charlotte, countess canning and louisa, marchioness of waterfordno marks and good bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretext is in three columnssoft cover with no dj
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The picture printer of the nineteenth century: george baxter (hardcover) stock photo, not the actual bookedition: first edition description: condition: in very good condition without dust wrapper as issuedcovers with minor rubbing and corners very slightly bumped95 or free collection read moredate of publicationpublisher: sampson lowplates in good condition with good colourasin: beu38o plates in good condition with good colouryou can cut the plates out and sell individuallybeing printed on hand made paper the edges are in original condition ie not been trimmedbinding: hardcover
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Gold to head of block and rough cut edgesoxfam bookshop sevenoaks written by cincludes coloured prints protected by tissue and numerous black and white platesin very good used condition, bound in green cloth with oval print to front, gold and green decoration and gold letteringbookseller's embossed stamp to fepa couple of plates are loosefoxing to edges of block and some pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morea history of george baxter with examples of his work and some of the variations which he made to platescourtney lewis, published by sampson low, marston and company ltd
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Commissioned by jean de berry in the early years of the 15th century, this masterpiece was executed by the three limbourg brothers, the greatest miniaturists of the timethis volume contains reproductions of each of the miniatures in full colour and to scale (139 plates)in very good used condition, pages bright and clean, bound in red cloth with gold lettering with very minor shelf wearwith preface by millard meiss and introduction and commentaries on the plates by jean longnon and raymond cazellessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoriginally published by georges braziller in , this is the wellfleet press editionoxfam bookshop sevenoaks 'the tres riches heures' is the most luxurious and most famous examples of manuscript illumination in late medieval europeclipped, mildly rubbed dust jacket which is faded to spine and has a small tear and scuffing to edges
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Oxfam bookshop swanage gina mckee, ioan grufford, damian lewis and rupert graves star in this tv adaptation of john galsworthy's classic story of london society in the early years of the twentieth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, his relationship with his wife irene (mckee) is troubled from the outset, and when she begins having an affair, it starts to tear the family apartsoames forsyte (lewis) is a partner in the family law firm and a resolute believer in the stability of the old moral order
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Oxfam bookshop ludlow published in by bellavista, hoy - the dark enchanted isle, tells of life through the eyes of an islander  born in the closing years of the 19th century hardback, blue cloth boards with gilt letteringsee oxfam website for delivery information read more  a delightful narrative full of local voices, folklore, traditions, myths and natural historyas new condition throughout
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Oxfam bookshop stratford upon avon church builders of the nineteenth century, by basil f l clarke  david & charles reprints see oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally cleantext and illustrations bright and clear throughoutbinding tight and appears little read; owners bookplate to ffepreprint of the originalcondition: very gooddust jacket condition: gooda reprint with new preface, corrections and annotations by the authorin overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age and handlinghardback; 8vo, xx+296pp
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London's lost theatres of the nineteenth century by erroll shersonpublished john lane ppfeaturing numerous black-and-white plates detailing the stadiums, performers, and streets of london during this time period (all checked and accounted for), this volume revisits the olympic theatre, the princess's theatre, the old strand theatre, toole's theatre, the bower saloon amongst many otherslight foxing to fore-edges and preliminaries, otherwise clean throughoutbook condition: very good - clean covers, tightly boundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback, red cloth boardsnotes on the plays and players follow the likes of ellen terry, edward blanchard, and henry irving
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Oxfam bookshop brighton how has the seaside been photographed? from the roaring waves of the nineteenth century through the reportage of the s and the critical documentary of the 80s and 90s, to what is perhaps the more intimate work of the last ten yearsno-one can tell it exactly the way it ismemories, false and real, are aided and abetted by photography, a unique, fascinating, but in the end unreliable source of evidenceand time changes everythingwe all have a vision of the seaside which is uniquely our ownours for the taking see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat remains are a set of substantial fragments, thoughts along the way, obsessions, records, constructions, journeys
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Late 19th century notes during the latter part of the nineteenth century, the popularity and value of ancient oriental ceramics led to the creation of many pieces of good quality inspired by the ancient ones, many of which were made in francea french late 19th century ceramic lidded jar japanese imari style description of ovoid form with domed cover, painted with imari type flower sprays within panelled borders, gilt cresent mark date care you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions (around) height 50 cm; length 30 cm; depth 30 cm read morecatawiki’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 websitethis vase seems to be one of these pieces made in the style of the imari pieces made in japan around to be exported to the west
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock this book of extracts from 'the west briton', cornwall's leading newspaper, spans the years from and is the last of four sequent volumes which together encompass all aspects of everyday cornish lifegrey cloth covers in very good conditioncontents clean and unmarked apart from light foxing to top page edges and an inscription on inside front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket in good condition with fading to the spine and sticker damage to the back cover
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The text was very popular and was reprinted several times until the second half of the nineteenth centurythe work is an expanded reprint of a famous collection of culinary recipes, first published in paris in , anonymous, but it can be referred to menonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin good conservative; interior with minor oxidationcoeval brown half leather and polychrome marbled paper binding; smooth spine with cross friezes, red tag with title at the top, all printed in gold; blue sprayed edgescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available(4) - iv - (1 blank) - from 6 to 383 numbered pages, including half-title and title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea useful final index lists the various preparations, divided into categoriesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe print under consideration, not mentioned in vicarie's repertoire, is expanded with recipes of "ragouts" and "liqueurs" updated according to the taste of the time
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham at the end of the nineteenth century china is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellionsthe only constant is the power wielded by one woman, tzu hsi, also known as empress orchid, who must face the perilous condition of her empire and devastating personal lossessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this sequel to the bestselling empress orchid, anchee min brings to life one of the most important figures in chinese history, a very human leader who sacrifices all she has to protect both those she loves and her doomed empire
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Enfield's speaker remained in print until the middle of the nineteenth century and inspired other anthologies, such as mary wollstonecraft's the female speaker[3] he published a sequel, exercises in elocution inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemiller, london - new edition - 404p, 14cmx12cm - condition, front board loose, owner's name on front endpaper, some wear to gutter, scattered foxingwilliam enfield (29 march november ) was a british unitarian minister who published a bestselling book on elocution entitled the speaker ()his most successful work, however, was the speaker (), an anthology of literary extracts intended to teach elocution, and produced first for his warrington pupilsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store"the speaker; or, miscellaneous pieces, selected from the best english writers" by william enfield - aplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Telling the story of a boy growing to manhood in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, bennett was nevermore successful in revealing the interestingness of an apparently ordinary man than in edwin clayhangeroxfam bookshop st albans like the old wives' tale, clayhanger is set in the five towns and, among many things, contains a superb portrait of an autocratic fathersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 availablesome surface dirt on coverback binding cracked but not detached (see photo)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storezilken, six photogravure plates and over 200 other illustrationsbeautiful edition, with six etchings by phplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedefects: signs of wear on edge of pages and cover
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Probably one of a kind, mounted in england in the last quarter of the nineteenth centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableweigh: approx 11 kgour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea very exclusive article intended for a precious wunderkammeran extremely rare centrepiece made with a huge hippopotamus tusk with silver-plated metal supports and bohemia crystal bowlsspecies: hippopotamus amphibius, cites appendica ii - annex b in eudimensions: 610 x 600 x 220 mmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Dimensions: h upper shelf with sculpture, probably added in the second half of the 19th centuryopening with 6 drawers (including one with secret) and a cylinder with cut-off sides, discovering a superb internal theatreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifolding worktopcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesuperb charles x period so-called "railway" scriban chest of drawers in speckled mapleresting on hoof feetour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehigh quality parisian cabinetwork, circaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitestepped upper part with a bookcase shelf
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12 songs from the first half of the 20th century: ballin the jack by chris smith - originally written in and used in the film the krays in th street rag song which was the theme for the joe franklin show and used in the film the english patient together, a vocal waltz from i don't mind being all alone by geoffrey gelder and his kettner's five (very poor condition but music generally intact) a song of sleep by lord henry somerset, originally written in come back to erin by claribel come back to sorrento by ernesto de curtis rose dreams by a j stasny just like darby and joan by edgar leslie and joseph george gilbert play to me gipsy by karel vacek jealousy by jacob game tired hands by al piantadosi the music is from a large collection of my grandmothers which has been lovingly played for many yearspaper has yellowed with age and some pieces have tears and dogeared edgeswith the exception of one item detailed above, the condition of the items is fairas far as i am able to tell all music is in a playable conditionhappy to post if the buyer pays postage (ÂŁ3
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This material was a more affordable yet interesting choice in replacing the expensive carrara marble and widely used, especially in large villas, from the late 19th century to the early 20th centuryorigin: veneto (italy), from the first half of the 20th century, made of grit: the scraps from the processing of vicenza stone and granite are mixed with cement, and coloured with natural oxides mixed with waterit has been coloured again at a later time with white limeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe item is offered in its original condition, with an old restoration on the right arm (see the detail encircled in red in the photos)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe sculpture depicts: a young girl with a dovedimensions: h 156 cm + base h 51x44x38please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitestatue with base
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"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsshe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyondoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokenusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitarians "a forceful, encyclopedic studypages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nickssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefine unclipped dust-wrapperin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new rightin the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophyrecasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limitsthese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their criticsin this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britain
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Whether a newcomer to the philosophy holmes founded or a veteran reader, you will find great power and practicality in the words that render holmes one of the most celebrated and beloved mystical teachers of the past hundred yearsoxfam bookshop hexham the inspiration of ernest holmes has reached hundreds of thousands of readers through his classic works, many of which are just now becoming available in paperbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoriginally published in the first half of the twentieth century, these meditative, concise volumes have never previously appeared in paperbackoverall in good condition, some minor marks/'stains on the back cover and some slight rubbing to the corners
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Delderfield's novel set in the early years of the 20th centurywhilst part 3 contains the final four episodes 'the profiteers', 'the bad season', 'the service' and 'the old and the new'however, on arrival at his new estate, craddock finds the locals need convincing that he is up to the job and sets about this with the help of his estate manager, john ruddpaul craddock begins to worry, as the shadow of war is cast over the valley, about the opportunism that has sprung up and when it is suggested he cut down his trees for the war effort he is adamanently against itthose away at war also cause concern and everyone is relieved when paul returns home on leave but the news that the squire is missing in action only causes despairpaul is married with a son but unfortunately his wife has left him to return to london and her beloved suffragette movementsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepaul craddock (nigel havers) becomes the squire of the neglected devonshire estate of shallowford after being invalided out of the armypart 2 contains the four episodes 'the hollow victory', 'the last hot summer', 'call to arms' and 'death of a hero'part 1 contains the first five episodes: 'valley for sale', 'the party', 'an outbreak of romance', 'a birth and a death' and 'the storm'paul craddock is now squire of shallowford although lord gilroy, his neighbour, isn't impressed with his management styleoxfam bookshop swanage as new all thirteen episodes from this seventies television adaptation of r
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For those who have not spent years with verdi literature or who may just be starting to explore some aspect of the giant's life and works, this foundation may seem daunting indeedoxfam bookshop wallingford the works of no great composer between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries have undergone a more spectacular reassessment than those of giuseppe verdiits purpose is to index and describe some of the most significant studies about the composer and his music, presenting enough material - in a sort of stream of consciousness, using annotations that readers may survey the myriad directions verdi research has gone, ascertain the relevance of individual items to their individual interests, and easily pursue significant patterns and threads in which they are interestedit is not surprising that a figure such as verdi should have inspired an enormous amount of books, articles, essays, and critical evaluationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is primarily for these researchers that this volume is intended, although it is hoped that specialists will also find it to be usefulthis verdi biography is dealt with as a simple story to be read in one go - in which thoughts concerning personal and professional events in his life flow in simplicity, while continuing to respect the importance of chronological orderhis death brought a crowd of several hundred thousand people to mourn not only the passing of a great artist but also a beloved national herotoday, verdi scholars build their work on a vast foundation of earlier research
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The hallmarks date back to the first years of the s in venicethe weight is 447 grams, the height is 18ancient coffee pot in perfect condition, no dentsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available5 cm, the length is 18 cm read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit just needs a good cleanupplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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And richard steiff under his aunt margarete steiff's company in germany in the early years of the 20th century, and named after president theodore roosevelt, the teddy bear became a popular children's toy, celebrated in story, song, and filmteddy bear by jade soft toysa teddy bear is a stuffed toy in the form of a beardeveloped apparently simultaneously by toymakers morris michtom in the u[this has now been sold read morea delightful, large, soft, fluffy and cuddly
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This richly decorated piece of furniture is probably made in the second half of the 19th century in germanythese are not normally visible(length x width x depth) in the pictures, some repair marks can be seen at the bottom of the boxare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefor sale due to excessiveness, this beautiful wooden hunting boxin particular, the doors that open to the side consist of beautiful carvings with representations of birds and plantsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe box is in beautiful original condition with of course the necessary traces of usedimensions of the box: 140 x 56 x 53 cmthese are typical for the age of the furniture and contribute to the authentic character of the boxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe leaf shows some age cracks
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This account provides a valuable framework for future work on mindreading and has broad implications for philosophical debates that have surrounded the issue for the last quarter centuryin the latter half of the 20th century mindreading became the object of sustained scientific and theoretical research, capturing the attention of a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, developmental psychology, behavioral ecology, anthropology, and cognitive psychopathologynone of these mechanisms, though, explain how we read our own minds, which, according to the authors, requires invoking an entirely independent set of mechanismsas a result, the authors begin with an explicit and systematic account of pretence and imagination which proposes that pretence representations are contained in a separate mental workspace, the 'possible world box', which is part of the basic architecture of the human mindin reading other minds, the imagination plays a central rolewhat has been missing is a detailed and integrated account of the mental components that underlie this remarkable capacitywhat we find, then, is an intricate web of mental components to explain our fascinating and multifarious knack of understanding mindsthe mechanisms underlying pretence get recruited when people attempt to understand others and predict their behaviouroxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear to cover, otherwise very good condition the everyday capacity to understand the mind, fancifully dubbed 'mindreading', plays an enormous role in our livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morenichols and stich develop and defend a new account of the psychological mechanisms underlying mindreadingin some cases, we use our own mental mechanisms to simulate the mental processes of another, as suggested by the 'simulation theory' of mindreadinghowever, mindreading also implicates very different kinds of mechanisms that rely on rich bodies of information, as suggested by information-based accounts of mindreadingthey maintain that it is, as common sense would suggest, vital to distinguish between reading others' minds and reading one's ownin addition, the authors argue, reading other minds involves important processes that don't fit into either category
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Oxfam bookshop ipswich this work provides a timeless portrait of life in a peaceful english village in the early years of the 19th century see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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