The previous century
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Pair of cuir de cordoue (cordwains) of the 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicuir de cordoue used as wall coverings with ornamental motifs of renaissance and baroque stylecolours: turquoise blue and goldenrecently frameddimensions: 72 x 63 eachthey have some flaw and restoredplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
431 €
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As far as is known this is the complete 1st edition of purnell's history of the 20th century in six bound volumes with one scrap bookall in good condition
20 €
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Oxfam bookshop stratford upon avon church builders of the nineteenth century, by basil f l clarke  david & charles reprintsdust jacket condition: goodreprint of the originalin overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age and handlingbinding tight and appears little read; owners bookplate to ffep see oxfam website for delivery information read moretext and illustrations bright and clear throughoutcondition: very gooda reprint with new preface, corrections and annotations by the authorinternally cleanhardback; 8vo, xx+296pp
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop chipping norton joven, hermosa y triste -- surfing -- liberating the american people -- tutu tango -- musik -- re-arranging the 20th century -- lili marleen -- and she is happy cd and case in excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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Originally housed in holbrook at the turn of the 20th century and passed on to familydark wood welsh dresserusual wear and tear for furniture of this agecollection only
50 €
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Fantastic pictorial history book of the 20th century stunning in depth book of facts and photos ÂŁ3
3 €
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Chronicle of the 20th century hardback collectors publiched in , no outer cover events from great condition
20 €
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A large book for sale chronicle of the 20th century good condition collection only gorton m187lh
5 €
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World powers in the twentieth century by harriet ward a good introduction to this period for modern history degree or a level coursecover is slightly faded but inside is good can post email me for details will combine postage if more than one item bought
2 €
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Human geography: issues for the 21st century by peter daniels, dennis shaw, jam…condition is gooddispatched with royal mail signed for® 2nd class
1 €
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Condition is newtaschen 365 day-by-day: fashion ads of the 20th century, heimann, jim, new bookdispatched with royal mail 1st class
5 €
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Title: crisis of the twelfth centurycatalogue number
29 €
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Belgium a voyage through the 20-st century in 80 stamps (part 3) sheetlet mnh ** am happy to ship with carrier of your choice read more
8 €
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There is a previous owner's name inscribed in blue ink on the first endpaperthere are a few notes in pencil made by a previous owner on the final endpaperoxfam bookshop hexham the bhagavad gita is a 700-verse hindu scripture that is part of the epic mahabharata, commonly dated to the second century bcethe binding is cracking but holdingcorners and edges are worn and there is a small tear at the top of the front coverthe gita is set in a narrative framework of a dialogue between pandava prince arjuna and his guide and charioteer krishnathe blue-cloth boards are gilt-stamped on the front cover and the spineit is in a fair, used condition overallthe unpriceclipped dustjacket is intact but is tanned and chipped at the head and foot of the spinethe text block is yellowing but appears cleanagain, the spine is very faded see oxfam website for delivery information read more this , fifth impression, revised edition published by phoenix house limited, was translated by swami prabhavananda and christopher isherwoodit is discoloured and faded, particularly on the spinethere is an introduction by aldous huxley
21 €
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Attached granted certificate, surely for loss of the previous one, inlarge reliquary bust (almost real size, 3/4 parts) genoese from mid/late 18th centurypiece with restorations in the polychromy over time, in some parts of the wood and the stand in generalare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiseals on the back intactcarved, braised and polychromed woodin the front under glass and wooden grille it guards two relics: the first and most important, according to certificate, is san carlo borromeo, the second one is san franciscoplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store*given the size and weight of the piece it is only shipped within the eu, at a slightly more expensive rate than usualcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
1048 €
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen written by edward mccamley hardback book with dust jacket published in first edition the history of the academy's second century shows also how the development of the school reflected larger issues of education policy previous owner's name on front free end paper see oxfam website for delivery information read more
21 €
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It is a very studied bike and the double rear suspension takes it back to the previous century but it is a must for collectorsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilego choc cycle – motocross - very good condition - in the original open box, with manualthe original packaging and instructions have usual traces of wear, which can be seen in the photossecure shipping with trackingthis set dates from and is no longer in production by lego, discontinued articleit was assembled once and disassembled and stored in the original boxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe set includes 251 pieces: in , the first moto-cross lego technic was born! this bike with a correct position of the chain, the v engine, is the first lego motorcycle to have front and rear suspensions and a very cool rubber retractable standcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
31 €
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Not only has elizabeth ii reigned through britain's transformation from an imperial power to a multicultural, multimedia nation, but she has steered the monarchy through more reforms in the last 25 years than in the previous centuryonly one other monarch - victoria - has celebrated a diamond jubileenow, the distinguished royal writer robert hardman has been granted rare and privileged access to the world of queen elizabeth ii to produce this enthralling new portrait of one of the most popular public figures on earthshe has known more historic figures than anyone alive - from churchill to mandela, de gaulle to obamait is neither down to luck nor longevityhere is the inside storythe more you talk to her majesty's family and to her people, the more you look at her life, the more impressive the scale of her achievement becomesoxfam bookshop cheltenham history has known no monarch like herhe meets her majesty's family, her closest advisers and her prime ministers past and presentour queen sits at the head of an ancient institution which remains, simultaneously, popular, regal, inclusive and relevant in a twenty-first-century world'so much has changed around the queen yet she has remained utterly true to herself,' says hardmanhe follows the devoted team around her, from her lord chamberlain to her footmenshe has travelled farther than all her predecessors put together and lived longer than any of themstaff who would once have lived an existence straight out ofupstairs downstairsordownton abbeynow find themselves working in a surprisingly young and dynamic environment - with some interesting perksas our queen marks sixty years on the throne, hardman travels with her around the country and the world'there is this timeless quality about hersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is down to the shrewd judgement of a thoroughly modern monarch with no small assistance from the longest-serving consort in history
4 €
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Stunning shield brooch from the previous century, 70s/80sthe item of jewellery was almost certainly made in the city of veronaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe gold parts are not plated, rather, they are solid goldin fact, the brooch has both statutory hallmarksunfortunately, i was not able to identify the goldsmith's markbuyers outside the eu need to be aware of any customs regulationsthe workmanship is stunning, as i hope you can see from the photosplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesilver and 585 goldcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
65 €
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There is some writing by previous owner on the title pageoxfam shop bishop's stortford the martian, by george du maurier, published in (uk edition) is a long, largely autobiographical, novel that describes the lives of two bosom friends, barty josselin and robert maurice, starting from their school days in paris in the swritten in long descriptive passages with very little dialogue and many digressions, the book had considerably less success in its time than its predecessor, the popular trilby see oxfam website for delivery information read moreof a rather loose construction, its main points of interest lie for today's readers in lively descriptions of "la vie de bohême" and different parts of paris through the second half of the 19th century, pages on mechelen in belgium and whitby in the s, and its superb illustrationsthis original hardback copy has some minor damage to the spine, but the pages and cover are in excellent condition, making it a fine collectable
9 €
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White retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins down through its heyday in the seventh through eleventh centuries, its gradual fall into obscurity, and its modern resurgence since the nineteenth centuryoxfam bookshop cotham hill first edition grey boards and spine with gilt embossed title to spine light shelf-wear to corners and top and bottom of spine but otherwise clean small marks to dust cover which is not price-clipped light bumps to edges of cover rough-cut pages are clean and bright with no marks, creases, or tears book and spine are bright and tight previous owner's pencil commentary to front end flap ("far outshines any since") consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, patanjali's yoga sutra is today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practiceas david gordon white demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrecttracing the remarkable trajectory of this enigmatic work, white's exhaustively researched book also demonstrates why the yoga of india's past bears little resemblance to the yoga practiced todayvirtually forgotten in india for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the west, the yoga sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status-and translated into more than forty languages-only in the course of the past forty yearsfirst introduced to the west by the british orientalist henry thomas colebrooke, the yoga sutra was revived largely in europe and america, and predominantly in englishsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhite brings to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations-and misappropriations-of the yoga sutra led to its revered place in popular culture today
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35 €
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Small green label on first page identifying previous owneroxfam books & music beeston the origins of bowing and the development of bowed instruments up to the thirteenth century by werner bachmann oup english translation illustrated "the development of the technique of bowing stringed instruments was to prove one of the greatest advances in the history of musicpages are tightly bound, clean and unmarkedhardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine and front, title set in black band on front with motif" unclipped dust jacket has wear and tear to edges both front and backsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing to inside front cover and first pagefoxing to cover front and back
25 €
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Oxfam shop colne road this extraordinary and beautifully written book tells a vivid and compelling new story of art for the 21st centuryprevious histories have tended to focus only on the masterpieces of western art, or else consider developments around the world as separate, unrelated phenomenahe sees the whole of visual creativity as a piece and draws insightful and inspired connections between different continents and cultures and across the millenniaconcise, lucid and original, julian bell's account is truly unlike any otherthe result is a rich and seamless tapestry that provides the perfect introduction to the subjectsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebell's remarkable achievement is to take a global perspective and to bring the distinct stories together in one convincing narrative
15 €
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The style of printing and general appearance of this volume have been adopted by the publishers merely to be in accordance with the design of the author, who in this work personates a lady of the seventeenth centuryfull page crest, book plate for alice courtney, plus two previous owners' names, leather is scuffed and marked as expected with age, and very rubbed at edges of boards and to spine, small split to leather at top edge of rear boardbound in leather with blind tooling, five bands to spine and neat title label with gold letteringbinding good and tightas relates to her domestic history, & to the eventful period of the reign of charles the first" this small book is in good condition for ageimprinted for longman, brown, green, & longmans, paternoster row over against warwick lane in the city of londonoxfam bookshop sevenoaksgold tooling to edges of boardsmarbled endpapersred edges to blocksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethird edition note "to the reader
50 €
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previous owner's name on half-titlethis second edition incorporates the very considerable advances in our knowledge of mosses made in the last quarter of the twentieth century and will provide a unique resource for all concerned with these fascinating organismscorners of cover slightly worn; front cover slightly creasedfor many species there are footnotes to aid identificationthis book describes and illustrates in detail the 760 species of mosses currently known to occur in the british isles and incorporates the most up-to-date information available on classification and nomenclature, together with recent synonymsin addition to the species descriptions there are descriptions of families and genera and also introductory information on conservation, collection, preservation and examination of material, together with advice on using the keysan artificial key to genera provides the only workable comprehensive key published in the english languageoxfam shop kendal paperback in very good condition with clean pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe species descriptions provide information on frequency, ecology, geographical relationships and distribution, including information on protected species and those species at risk
19 €
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As in her previous works on ansel adams and edward weston, and in her collaborative effort with paul strand, mrsshe defines both the historical and artistic significance of a man whose work and ideas influenced the development of one of the most notable art forms of the twentieth centuryin her extensive text, nancy newhall has written a classic of photography literatureemerson was one of the first to express photography's unique powers as an independent and potentially great art formthe breezy, mist-enshrouded landscapes of the norfolk broads, with the marshes and flowers and flocks of geese, possessed a special attraction for emersonnewhall has once again displayed her unique talent for combining scholarship and intuitionhe set out to reproduce this grace and beauty in photographs and at the same time to escape from the pitfalls of sentiment, to call truth to naturewith his photographs and writings speaking eloquently for him, emerson causes a major upheaval of prevailing artistic attitudeshis views on photography let loose a bombshell that opened the way for photographic crusaders to followsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop magdelen street as scientist, naturalist, physician and artist, p
19 €
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This sugar pot was made in the beginning of the previous century by the parisian silversmith tetard freresare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwill be shipped registeredthe sugar pot has two handles and a removable lida solid and heavily made silver sugar pot made in francethe pot weighs a whopping 268 grams and is in pristine conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe import mark of van hout ververgaard juwelier en hologer nv in eindhoventhe lot has french hallmarks for silvercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
76 €
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Stunning and most rare porcelain sculpture, based on the meissen "count brühl's tailor's wife", by herend (hungary) in the first half of the previous centuryherend was founded in and is known for its premium quality and artistic luxury itemsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinowadays the herend brand is very appreciated and sought after by collectorsit is clearly marked at the bottom with the herend hallmarkbeing a very early piece of herend porcelain makes this a real collector's itemthis figurine is sculptured with lots of detail and is hand-painted with an incredible finesse giving it an elegant appearanceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe item will be carefully packed & shipped with the utmost carecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe item measures 20 cm and is in an excellent original condition without cracks or restorations
84 €
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8 pieces of piano sheet music copyrighted in the s: the holy city by stephen adams you've got those wanna go back again blues by lou handman if you want to miss a heaven on earth stay out of the south by harold dixon had i but words by eric mareo happy little world by eric mareo tho i must leave you by eric mareo the face of a friend by eric mareo here i am broken hearted by sylva, brown and henderson the music is part of a large collection that was owned by my grandmother and some pieces have the name of the previous owner neatly in the top cornerhappy to post if the buyer pays postage (ÂŁ3although the music has yellowed with age and the margins are dog eared, it is all in a playable condition
7 €
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This carpet dates back to the beginning of the previous centurythe rug will be shipped registered and insured, with track and tracethe carpet is in good used condition and has a beautiful look and patinaplease have a look at the photos and let them convince youunique design - old patina - collector's itemsize: approxcomes with a certificate with this carpet, you will bring a gorgeous, original and sought-after qom, persian carpet into your home! this carpet was imported from iran before 1 january200 x 143 cm knot density: approxplease have a look at this special qom
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