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century carbon metal in excellent conditioncomes complete with the original century rod bagcollection from sittingbourne a/e £175kwags rings, all whipping and high build etc, immaculatethere's a small hole at the bottom of the bag
175 €
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Made in the early 20th century or possibly at the end of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifinely cast sculpture depicting a stately english bulldog in bronzeplease 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 storewith wonderful old patinacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableresting on a marble pedestal with a red tint
50 €
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It also considers its continuing relevance in the late 20th century and into the 21st centurythis examination of a phenomenon of 19th century planning traces the origins, implementation, international transference and adoption of the garden city ideasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place fine condition
(England)
39 €
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Oxfam shop launceston the nineteenth century series - economic and industrial progress of the centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition is fair
24 €
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Set of 4 early-20th century chairs in painted wood with oval carved backrest, padded seats on shaped frames and turned legsthese chairs were made in the first half of the 20th century and are in good condition the chairs have small holes in the upholstery dimensions of each chair - height 97 cm - width 41 cm - depth 40 cm read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease 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
120 €
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The previous owner documents the back panel serial number plate as this was missing at the timei have owned this amplifier for 15y and the previous owner had it for 18y - that's 33y of it's 55y life documentedin 'a service engineers guide to the vox ac30 valve amplifier' p54 it says ac30's from have a chassis number in the range whereas those from are in the rangewhen i purchased the amplifier it had one original blue bulldog and a celestion g12 replacementjust prior to the previos owner purchasing it 33y ago it was professionally recovered using genuine vox componentsthe vents were enlarged to improve ventilatuin at this timei turn it on and play it from time to time t keep the parts exercised and check it is fully workingthis amp has been a treasured part of my life so the buyer will need to come to my house and go through everything with me before purchasingthe serial number for this chassis is just over but the under chassis view matches the ac30/6 power supply and output stage on p27 of above guidei purchased an age matched blue bulldog and replaced the celestion g12 to get a matching pair
1950 €
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Has a couple of the previous owner's annotations in the texthas clear adhesive covering applied to the covers, and has name of previous owner on cover pageillustrated by renowned botanical artist marjorie blamey, and written by leading field botanist christopher grey;wilson, this field guide will enable anyone to identify the wild plants found in this lovely and diverse regionit covers portugal, spain, france, corsica, italy, sardinia, sicily, the balkans, greece, crete, cyprus, turkey, syria, lebanon, israel, egypt, libya, tunisia, algeria and morocco; in all over plant species are describedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreintroductory chapters cover the general ecology and climate of the region, and describe the structure of the book and how to use it book condition good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and cleanoxfam bookshop shaftesbury this book is the standard field guide to the flowers, fruit trees, grasses and ferns found in the countries bordering the mediterranean
30 €
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The previous owner's name is written neatly in blue ink on the title pageoxfam bookshop newport book shows a few signs of previous use; including slight sun fade, very minor bumping to the top of the spine, and creasing on the coversnot ex-library and no notes or highlightingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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Matrix of "unique" french shuttle seal from the 13th century, 15th century, inscription a id3 centimetres long, 1,8 wide read more
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Loads of interesting records of the last centurydoring kindersley millenium 20th century day by day bookbig, heavy, coffee table bookexpensive when newbook stamped inside with library stamp and spine has separated with useminor water damage and scuffing
8 €
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This coptic manuscript is made in the 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease refer to the photos as they form an integral part of the descriptiona good example in age appropriate conditiontotal 86 pages with wood coversgood condition for age - some cracks to spine as shown in photographs - some soiling to pages with usual smudge marks and occasional holes, which are normal characteristics for this type of bible of this ageethiopia very old ethiopian coptic ge’ez manuscript or bible with old wood coversparchment leaves (animal skin) inscribed with black and red in the ethiopian script on both sides of the leavesthis bible is from the the early ’s, and is museum quality and a rare one of a kind item that would complement your collection or homesize are 14 cm x 8 cmplease 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 storebound between two book covers made of woodprobably in ‘geez’, the language of the ethiopian churchoverall, all parts of the bible reveal an impressive old quality and usage with a beautiful patinaeach page written by hand in ge'ez on vellum using red and black ink and bound in a between 2 wood covers - vellum is fine parchment from a calf or goat skin - the red ink is used for religious saints or names of holy figures - see photographs for conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableearly 18th-century museum quality, read more
240 €
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This richly decorated piece of furniture is probably made in the second half of the 19th century in germanyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions of the box: 140 x 56 x 53 cmthese are not normally visiblethese are typical for the age of the furniture and contribute to the authentic character of the box(length x width x depth) in the pictures, some repair marks can be seen at the bottom of the boxin particular, the doors that open to the side consist of beautiful carvings with representations of birds and plantsfor sale due to excessiveness, this beautiful wooden hunting 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 leaf shows some age cracksthe box is in beautiful original condition with of course the necessary traces of usecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
244 €
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The extensive research he embarked upon afterwards revealed not only the scope of the people's hardship and amazing resilience; it located in the american effort to help the armenians a unique perspective on our own nation's experience of the twentieth centuryas the new york times carried stories about the ""slow massacre of a race,"" public outrage over this tragedy led to an unprecedented philanthropic crusade spearheaded by near east relief, an organization rooted in protestant missionary endeavors in the near east and dedicated to saving the survivors of the first genocide of the twentieth centurypart of a generation who were admonished as children to ""remember the starving armenians,"" peterson went to armenia in as a peace corps volunteer and became fascinated by the country's troubled historyfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more"" the west gradually began to take noticeoxfam bookshop knutsford the persecution and suffering of the armenian people, a religious and cultural minority in the ottoman empire, reached a peak in the era of world war i at the hands of the turksin ""starving armenians,"" merrill peterson explores the american response to these atrocities, beginning with the initial reports to president wilson from his ambassador to the ottoman empire, henry morgenthau, who described turkey as ""a place of horrorbetween and as many as 15 million armenian men, women, and children died in ottoman turkey, victims of execution, starvation, and death marches to the syrian desertthe book also addresses the armenian aspirations for an independent republic under american auspices; these hopes went unfulfilled in the peacemaking after the war and ended altogether when armenia was absorbed into the soviet union""starving armenians"" is an eloquent narrative of an all but forgotten part of that experience
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Inspired by the “zeus altemps” of palazzo altemps in rome, a roman copy of the greek original sculpture of the 5th century bcare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifinely crafted carrara marble high relief depicting zeus, the god of the greek olympussculpture made by the todini workshop around theit will be packaged with the utmost care and shipped with insurancethe rectangular base is made of very precious rosso francia marbledimensions (including the base): 54 x 32 x 11 cm; weight: 15 kgplease 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 sculpture can be easily separated from the basecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
425 €
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Vintage plaque sculpture from the xixth century jesus and the paschal lambjesus is identified with the sacrificial lamb of the jewish tradition because he is an innocent victim sacrificed to redeem the sins of menare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii signal the lack on the head of jesus (halo) i have the pairs (see photo)for christians, easter celebrates the resurrection of jesus and the paschal lamb (or agnus dei, the lamb of god) symbolizes christplease 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
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Jimena canales introduces readers to the revolutionary ideas of einstein and bergson, describes how they dramatically collided in paris, and traces how this clash of worldviews reverberated across the twentieth centurythe physicist and the philosopher is a magisterial and revealing account that shows how scientific truth was placed on trial in a divided century marked by a new sense of timeon april , in paris, albert einstein and henri bergson publicly debated the nature of timebergson, who gained fame as a philosopher by arguing that time should not be understood exclusively through the lens of science, criticized einstein's theory of time for being a metaphysics grafted on to science, one that ignored the intuitive aspects of timeshe also discusses how bergson and einstein, toward the end of their lives, each reflected on his rival's legacy-bergson during the nazi occupation of paris and einstein in the context of the first hydrogen bomb explosioncanales explains how the new technologies of the period-such as wristwatches, radio, and film-helped to shape people's conceptions of time and further polarized the public debateoxfam shop kendal paperback as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeinstein considered bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physicsshe shows how it provoked responses from figures such as bertrand russell and martin heidegger, and carried repercussions for american pragmatism, logical positivism, phenomenology, and quantum mechanicsthe physicist and the philosopher tells the remarkable story of how this explosive debate transformed our understanding of time and drove a rift between science and the humanities that persists today
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Oxfam bookshop newport a record of jewish history, with special emphasis on the first century ce and the first jewish–roman war ( ce) comprising the jewish war (cthese works provide valuable insight into first century judaism and the background of early christianity, and are the chief source next to the bible for the history and antiquity of ancient palestineneatly pencilled name on front endpaper of volume 1antiquities of the jews recounts the history of the world from a jewish perspective for an ostensibly greek and roman audienceneatly inked name on flyleaf of volumes 1, 3 and 4the jewish war recounts the jewish revolt against roman occupationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morespeckled edge to text blocksrebound in in mottled glossy brown paper covered boardssporadic foxing and and generally evenly tanned throughout75) and antiquities of the jews (c
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As the twentieth century progressed, children's books provided the material for an increasing range of new media, from radio to computer games, from television to cinema blockbusteralthough such adaptations are now recognised as a significant part of the culture of childhood and popular culture in general, little has been written about the range of products and experiences that they generatesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book brings together writers whose work offers contrasting perspectives on the process of adaptation and the varying transformations - social, historical and ideological - that take place when a text moves from the page to another mediumlinking all these contributions is an interest in the changing definition of children's literature and its target audience within an increasingly media-rich societyoxfam shop colne road since the nineteenth century, children's literature has been adapted for both the stage and the screen
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Oxfam shop lytham linked to a channel four television documentary, this is an account of the ocean liner from the mid-19th century to the presentbeginning in the age when steamships revolutionized travel, the book ends with a glimpse of the technology of the 21st century when, it is predicted, there will be floating cities up to four times the size of the largest passenger liner ever builtit explores the history of the world's great passenger ships, the lines that operated them, and the people they carriedthose who populate the story include poor emigres seeking a new life, shipping magnates and heads of government pitting their ambitions against each other, and the wealthy and famous, travelling in a style very different from that of the steerage passengerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story encompasses changing technologies and economies, rivalry between nations, the rise and fall of empires both political and commercial, momentous events such as the sinking of the "titanic", and the conversion of many liners for use as troopships during world war ii, when conditions on board became so appalling that many soldiers died or mutinied
6 €
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Abundant decorations of characters, unfortunately beheaded during the inquisition of the 18th century(the black legend of the inquisition started in the 18th century with historians of the enlightenment, wishing to discredit christianity, which at the time was strongly associated with the concept of monarchy)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikih242 x 139 x 56cut in a pyramidal ledge decorationpresence of the putto in the upper part, symbol of benevolence on the familymade entirely of solid walnut, circahistoric piece circa for this renaissance period sideboard, coming from the sacristy of saint vincent de la commanderieplease 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 storewe can find in this masterpiece the inspiration of the school of fontainebleaucatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableopening in front by 4 leaves and 2 drawers
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New republichailed in europe as an instant classic, we, the drowned is the story of the port town of marstal, denmark, whose inhabitants sailed the world from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the second world warthe result is a brilliant seafaring novel, a gripping saga encompassing industrial growth, the years of expansion and exploration, the crucible of the first half of the twentieth century, and most of all, the sea"washington post"a generational saga, a swashbuckling sailor's tale, and the account of a small town coming into modernity both melville and steinbeck might have been pleased to read itcalled "one of the most exciting authors in nordic literature" by henning mankell, carsten jensen has worked as a literary critic and a journalist, reporting from china, cambodia, latin america, the pacific islands, and afghanistansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham an international bestsellera thrilling epic tale of the sea"we, the drowned sets sail beyond the narrow channels of the seafaring genre and approaches tolstoy in its evocation of war's confusion, its power to stun victors and vanquished alikehe lives in copenhagen and marstalthe novel tells of ships wrecked and blown up in wars, of places of terror and violence that continue to lure each generation; there are cannibals here, shrunken heads, prophetic dreams, and miraculous survivalsa gorgeous, unsparing novel
2 €
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Two famous accounts of travel to the land of the pharaohs of the nineteenth centurythey have been a valuable source of information throughout the century for those who decided to embark on the "grand tour" along the nilet de belloc "le pays des pharaons"; ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikione in english and the other in french416; size: 20 x 29 cm; paris ; half leather binding with gold engravings; numerous drawings and lithographs in the text218; size 18 x 24 cm; london ; hardcover; 49 engravings in the text protected by tissue paper; small defect on the spine and cracked plate on the back, scattered mildewbartlett "the nile boat"; ppin very good 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
69 €
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Oxfam shop hexham a delightful brass compound microscope made by j t slugg of manchester in the 19th centurythere is a further lens, also mounted in brass, approximately 13 mm diameter of unknown purposethe objective comes in what appears to be the original cardboard tubethis letter, and the envelope in which it was posted, is includedthe lens is in excellent condition with only very small (approximately 1 mm) chips on the very edge next to the brass mountingthe case is in good condition, it has a lock but there is no keyit has rack and pinion focussing, a mechanical stage, plano-convex mirror and one ocular and one objective, all on a y-shaped basein addition, there is a bulls-eye lens mounted on a stand with heavy basethe lens is mounted in a brass ring attached to an arm on the stand, enabling the lens to be moved in three dimensionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe microscope is accompanied by a letter dated 5th june to the owner explaining that the rack and pinion had been renovated but it had not been possible to supply a new objectiveapproximately 200 mm tallthe microscope was described as "very old"
269 €
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This book introduces us to the eccentric world of the researchers and academics who investigate such phenomena as the child mummies of the chinchorro, preserved over years ago, animal mummies from ancient eygpt, the 19th century buddhist tradition of self-mummification to ward off decay, and the political mummification of 20th century demagogues like lenin and eva peronoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the dusty origins of mummification in the deserts of south america and africa to the latest technology hyped on the internet by utah's summum corporation (which promises mummification for millennia for a mere $), "the mummy congress" investigates the allure of mummiespringle also looks at the uses of mummies for today's historians and scientists and how much they tell us about ancient culturesin heather pringle visited the remote chilean port of arica for the world congress on mummy studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis research is sometimes bizarre, but often reveals fundamental truths
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Oxfam shop cowley road softcover published by continuum, , in the new century theology seriesweaving and circling around the christian idea of woman, the book offers an unfolding vision of the problems and possibilities inherent in the story of christ and the church, with its historical legacy of silencing and exclusion and its unfulfilled promise of freedom and flourishingit is written as an open-ended quest for meaning in the form of a "theopoetics" rather than as a systematically developed argumentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreis it possible that the church might become a life-giving and inclusive community capable of responding to the challenges that women pose to religion and society at the beginning of the third millennium, or is it, as some feminists suggest, an anachronistic and irredeemably patriarchal institution? paperback with some spots, creases and sunning to page edges, but free of notes and inscriptionsthis theological investigation explores the significance of woman in the christian tradition from various perspectives
15 €
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead the worst of crimes: homosexuality and the law in eighteenth century london in the eighteenth century homosexuality became an issue, especially in london with its fast growing populationshe also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinitythe inside pages are clean and unmarked' by studying original trial documents and other manuscript sources netta murray goldsmith has discovered hitherto unsuspected facts about some cases, including one important instance in which a prosecutor, aided by members of the judiciary, was able to pervert the course of justicethere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spineno one dared to say publicly that it should be tolerated, yet the reactions of men and women to the homosexuals in their midst were varied and complexthere are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremoving from the old bailey to the court of king's bench, the author discusses the anomalies, inconsistencies and miscarriages of justice that arose as our ancestors decided what to do with defendants accused of the so-called 'worst of crimesin good condition
350 €
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Furthermore no reader could fail to be struck by the parallels in the problematic relationship between poland and russia in the 18th century and todayat the very time that monarchial absolutism seemed to be collapsing in western europe, the dismemberment of the polish "noble democracy" affirmed absolutism's triumph in the eastnot only does this book illuminate a much neglected area of european history, and assist those trying to make sense of poland's heritage, it also provides much comparative material for students of early modern history in generaloxfam bookshop wallingford in the closing years of the 18th century, the old polish state paid the price of over 100 years of ungovernability in political extinctionbetween and an area of eastern europe larger than france was divided among russia, prussia and austriasee oxfam website for delivery information read morebringing together polish scholarship previously inaccessible to english-speaking readers, the author examines the economy, the society and the institutional structure of early modern poland and analyzes her loss of national sovereignty in the light of poland's lack of political centralization and dynastic strength
29 €
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The doors are originals, come from a bookshelf of a benedictine convent, and date back to the 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe bookcase has many adjustable shelves and is in excellent conditionthe rest of the structure was custom built later in by a restoration workshop to perfectly match the doorsone bookcase has doors on the outside, the other one has doors on the inside as shown in the photothis item is located in milan, italy read moreplease 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 lot consists of two walnut bookcases, shown side by side in photoscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebecause of the materials and workmanship the two bookcases are perfect to be positioned separately or side by side as in the photos in an elegant living room or professional studio
336 €
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Oxfam shop crosby the world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benigninstead, the 20th century proved to be overwhelmingly the most violent, frightening and brutalized in history with fanatical, often genocidal warfare engulfing most societies between the outbreak of the first world war and the end of the cold warwhat went wrong? how did we do this to ourselves? the war of the world comes up with compelling, fascinating answersglobalizing, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most peoplesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is niall ferguson's masterpiece
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In addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationsin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this eraoxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peopleswritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsfrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforeincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanus
18 €