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Title: from handel to hendrix: the composer in the public sphere item condition: used item in a good conditionbooks will be free of page markingswill be clean, not soiled or stained
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Oxfam books & music bridport paperback edition of theology in the public square published by blackwell publishing inminimal spine creasing, with tight binding and no loose pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book has some slight creasing to the front cover, but is otherwise in great condition
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The public opinion afro orchestra - do anything go anywhere () poao aussie
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"gregory king () was an engraver, herald, surveyor, and secretary to the commissioners for the public accounts, but he is best known for his estimates of the wealth and population of englandbecause he used only empiricism and shop arithmetic, the estimates were probably as accurate as anyone in the 17th century could have made themwriting in , but calculating for the year , he put the population at approximately 5in this book, john athis first book-length study of king's work positions his successes and shortcomings as a statistician within the context of the whole ongoing failure of statisticians to construct a method of exact prediction about human societyin addition to this valuable commentary, taylor also includes reprints of several scarce but very important documents by or about king, including king's estimates of national population and wealth, his autobiography, his essay on the naval trade of england, his letter on queen anne's bounty, and the life of king written by george chalmersoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street some sticker residue to back cover but otherwise in very good condition; pages clean and free of any underlining/markingtaylor argues that king was an honest compiler of data whose eccentric calculations of the data available to him were motivated by the problems he facedhistorians have recently doubted the accuracy of these estimates" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop whitchurch road public law covers the essential topics of the public law module in an insightful and interesting waythe book guides students through key themes which help them to understand how the many strands of public law are interlinkedthe authors have a real flair for capturing both the vibrant nature of public law in practice and the key contemporary debates in the fieldonline resource centre this book is accompanied by an online resource centre which includes: - updates from the authors to help students keep up-to-date with this fast-moving subject - multiple choice questions with instant feedback to allow students to test themselves - suggested answers to the many questions posed throughout the book to help students get to grips with the key debates and issues - a library of weblinks and advice on which websites students should use when planning their own research - online versions of the diagrams featured in the book see oxfam website for delivery information read morethey use practical examples to bring this subject to life and include expert commentaries on each chapter to allow students to see academic debate first-hand
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Wohl's book covers all aspects of the subject of public health in britain in this important period comprehensivelyoxfam books & music lichfield endangered lives is a penetrating examination of the nature of the public health problem in victorian britain and of the measures taken at both central and local government levels to improve public healthessential reading for anyone interested in any aspect of victorian societysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosperthe bibliogov project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the uthese works are now made available through an environmentally friendly, print-on-demand basis, using only what is necessary to meet the required demands of an interested publicgovernment, heightening the knowledge and debate that can lead from such publicationsgovernment via print publicationswe invite you to learn of the records of the uranging from historic congressional bills to the most recent budget of the united states government, the bibliogov project spans a wealth of government information
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Oxfam bookshop reading reproduces 26 articles on public choice and public economics by mueller, a leading scholar in the field, written over 20 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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These records contain unreleased johnny cash songs previously unavailable to the publicthe sleeves have details of all the tracks on each lpare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe green label (mib) is tv shows 2 including melanie, ocie smith & june carter tracks) the white label (mib ) tv shows 3 including folsom prison blues the blue label (mib ) tv shows 4 including the everly brothers, rod mckuen and andy williams tracks the yellow label (mib ) bbc radio show (& l perkins) the records look to be in excellent to near mint conditiona most unusual set of vinyl recordscovers vg+ the covers all have some wear in the form of marks to the black (indentation form the lp inside), marks on the top right hand cornercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe records come in a hardly played (strong) ex condition, all clean and shinyplease see pictures for more informationwe ship by registered mailthere are six records in identical covers but each one with a different coloured plain label (no text on them at all)extremely rare mid-s bootleg albums series of six albums, completeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store"all records contain very rare and mostly previously not available recordings to the public" the black label (mib ) is foreign recordings & others the red label (mib ) is tv shows 1 including neil diamond, ray charles and the statler brotherssleeves in vg+ conditionkind regards, selected sounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lc read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepaid for items will be prepared for shipping on thursdays and delivered soon afterwards
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The royal palaces - windsor castle, balmoral, buckingham palace and others - are seen from a view the public don't normally seethe great churches and cathedrals - st paul's, westminster abbey and the rest - are included, in addition to hundreds of other stately homes, public buildings, towns and rural landscapes which have played some part in britain's royal historylooking down the cameraman's lense, this book provides a view of the historic buildings and landscapes which represent britain's royal heritagejason hawkes, the photographer, has spent the last year flying by helicopter over the country, searching for places with historic royal associations and recording them in evocative compositions
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This work is in the public domain in the united states of america, and possibly other nationsscholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the publicoxfam bookshop cheltenham this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know itthis work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possiblewithin the united states, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the workwe appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevantsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretherefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the workas a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc
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Issue 50p coin celebrates the 50th anniversary of the public library
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This is a social tale of individual lives, enriched by the first-hand accounts of two former residents - nurse lilian philips who lived and worked at the house during the second world war, and former serbian refugee - now canadian citizen - bill pazaratzoxfam bookshop cheltenham william gladstone, king edward vii of england, winston churchill - if the roll call of visitors to warren house, one of the finest victorian stately homes in the south of england, is impressive, then the wider cast of characters associated with the house and its owners is a veritable who's who of the political, cultural and social elite of their daythe fascinating text is enriched by beautiful illustrations of the house and its splendid gardens, past and presentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreowner george cawston was an original board member of cecil rhodes' british south africa company; tsar nicholas ii and empress consort alexandra received his successor arthur paget; while other denizens of warren house inspired characters in the works of edith wharton and henry james
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It was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societycondition solid and firm boardsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe life and explorations of david livingstone, llbook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320minor wear to spine ends and boards’ cornerscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableno foxing, aside from the end papers and otherwise just occasional tanned marksplates are brightall pages are cleanour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepublished by walter scottlivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationsrobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstone’s deaththe missionary explorer - jgilt title and vignette of livingstone on spinepublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardillustrated with portrait frontispiece of drplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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It was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societycondition boards lightly rubbed, endpapers foxed, else this is a bright, very good copyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe life and explorations of david livingstone, llbook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320catawiki’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 storepublished by walter scottlivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationsrobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstone’s deaththe missionary explorer - jgilt title and vignette of livingstone on spinepublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardillustrated with portrait frontispiece of drplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square based on the true accounts of the magdalene laundries in ireland, which eventually closed in after an estimated women had been detained, this film follows the story of three of these young women in dublinsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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For the first time this historic grange is opened up to the public for a paranormal investigation! this manor house has a leyline running through the bottom of its tower and is on the same longitude as glastonbury tor! the grange has recently undergone renovations to restore it to its former glorytickets can be bought using the contact details on this ad, they cannot be purchased on the nightwith the renovations has come a whole host of paranormal activity such as a ghostly whistle up the driveway that seemingly comes from a resident who walks it and disappears into the distanceplease wear sensible shoes and bring a torch and any recording equipment you wish to use during the investigationchildren running on the stairs and many have reported hearing laughs and being touchedfriday 22nd march 9pm - 2am venue: cannington grange, cannington, near bridgwatertwo bedrooms have frequent ghostly visitors, and an apparition was seen in one! join us when we plunge the manor into darkness for an investigation into the ghostly goings on at the grange! this event is nearly full £50 per person includes hot refreshments
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Although their first single "love and fury" bombed, the follow-up "telstar" caught the public imagination and was a number one hit in both the uk and usa (they were the first british group ever to top the us hot hundred)the house band for pioneering record producer joe meektheir instrumental material was composed and produced by meek, and frequently had a futuristic sound which reflected meek's interest in electronics and sound manipulationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletheir original and classic line-up comprised alan caddy (guitar), clem cattini (drums), heinz burt (bass), george bellamy (rhythm guitar) and roger lavern (keyboards)4 collectable rare and unique original sixties albums by sue thompson (), peanuts (), the cousins () and heinz & the tornados ()the tornados profile: the tornados were an english instrumental group mostly active in the s* see pictures for detailsthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectthe quintet enjoyed several more uk hits, though the original line-up began to fall apart when heinz burt left for a solo career as a vocalist in (he scored one major uk hit, "just like eddie" later that year), and none of the original members remained by the time the tornados finally disbanded upon meek's death inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey had a huge success in argentina where they were known as los primos (cousins in spanish) 4) quality: vinyl: vg++ / nm covers: vg++ heinz / the tornados ?– heinz/the tornados label: decca ?– format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: netherlands released: genre: pop style: instrumental, vocal heinz profile: heinz burt (born 24 july , detmold, free state of lippe, germany – died 7 april , eastleigh, hampshire, england) was a german bassist and singer, who performed under the stage name heinz3) quality: vinyl: vg ++ covers: vg+ (stick on sleeve and label) the cousins ?– the cousins' greatest hits label: palette ?– ppb 225 format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: belgium released: genre: rock style: rock & roll the cousins profile: a belgian rock band active during the sixties (), most known for his standard tune "killi watch" covered by johnny hallydaythe albums: 1) quality: vinyl: vg+ / vg ++ covers: vg++) sue thompson ?– paper tiger label: hickory records ?– phy 148 format: vinyl, lp country: netherlands released: probably genre: pop 2) quality: vinyl: vg+ / vg ++ covers: vg++ the peanuts ?– hit parade label: decca ?– ql format: vinyl, lp, album country: netherlands released: genre: pop style: kayokyoku  credits accompanied by – the six jones, the tokyo cuban boys notes sung in both english and japaneseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Because of the crisis years that followed, this complete set of medals in its original context was never available to the publicare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiweight: william 1 - juliana 60gcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe full description of the creation of this unique collection is described in the enclosed brochuresize: album 26 cm in width, 35 cm in height, 2our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe royal dutch mint, at the birth of beatrix in , commissioned the famous medalist, jwienecke, to design a special birth medal of the new orange scion with the portraits of all her predecessorsthe individual portrait medals of all 15 members of the orange-nassau royal family were modeled and designed by wienecke between anddiameter: william 1 - juliana 50 mmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis lot will be shipped by registered mailcomplete album beatrix collection medals in bronze, issued by royal dutch mint
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The holes on the neck are to attach the mask to a wooden dummy for exhibitions to the public during the ceremoniesthey reply within 24 hourscom/dhlforyou/ read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin the yoruba tradition, the grooves on the neck, were considered a sign of beautyde - if you have any questions regarding the status of your parcel, its current location and estimated delivery time, it's best to contact dhl parcel directly via messenger on facebookcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableyou will receive this tracking code as soon as the parcel has been dispatched, and can track your parcel if you enter your track & trace code under 'shipment number' on wwwour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshipping: - the sculpture will be packaged carefully and sent registered with a track & trace code via dhl parcelcontact them here: https://wwwheight: 33 cm - weight grams early 21st century origin: nigeria bronze head with a serene expression on the face, and the streaks represent facial scarifications, which are characteristic of the "classic" period of the art of ifegorgeous life size head in the style of an oni - ife - former kingdom of benin-nigeria very beautiful head of an oni, former ifeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Canales 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 debatejimena 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 timeshe 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 mechanicsshe 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 explosioneinstein considered bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physicsoxfam shop kendal paperback as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebergson, 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 timeon april , in paris, albert einstein and henri bergson publicly debated the nature of timethe 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 cheltenham for many decades a fascinating and sizeable archive of photographs, depicting the operational and ground activities of the raf, has remained unrecorded and largely unseen in thousands of documents held at the public record office at kewtogether these two important collections cover a period from , when the raf's predecessors became interested in the possibilities of military aviation, through to the high-technology application of air power in the gulf war ofmany of the photographs are published here for the first time and give the reader a fascinating kaleidoscope of images depicting the vast range of offensive, defensive and ground-based operations in which the raf was involved during the second world warother equally important images of the raf can be found in the official archives of the ministry of defence in londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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During the s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, atwater and ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issuethis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallthe dustjacket is unpriceclipped but shows some signs of shelf-wearoxfam bookshop hexham crich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century south, the best of enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all oddsin an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the south's rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotryby placing this very personal story into broader context, osha gray davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class, and that cooperation is possible--even in the most divisive situations--when people begin to listen to one anotherellis grew up in the poor white section of durham, north carolina, and as a young man joined the ku klux klanthe page block is yellowing and the edges are slightly marked but otherwise appears to be free from annotationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreann atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fightthe blue and black cloth boards are gilt-stamped on the spinethe front inside flap is creased, all edges are rubbed and the corners are a little bumpedtheir encounters were charged with hatred and suspicion
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But britain and europe are different: our attitudes towards property, equality, social solidarity and the public realm are strikingly distinct from amerrica's current conservative leaningsthe results have been dire: america is a weaker, fragmented society, and its economic strenths are oversold and misunderstoodnow, as the world realigns itself in the wake of september 11, hutton turns his attention to the global picture, and the ways in which the new world should be orderedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop royal exchange square the state we're in, will hutton's explosive analysis of british society, was the biggest selling politico-economic work since the second world wareurope should not be afraid to stand up against the american version of globalisation, and champion the cause of a reinvigorated international society - taking over the mantle now abandoned by the usto understand the global economy, hutton argues, one must first understand the united states where, over the past 30 years, the forces of conservatism have achieved such supremacy as to reduce liberalism to a term of abuse
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Bourne begins by arguing for the public status of theological political claimsbourne develops this account and shows how it is consonant with aspects of the work of a range of contemporary theologians including stanley hauerwas, john milbank, karl barth, and dietrich bonhoefferthe book concludes by developing an account of the impact such a theological realism and practice of critique might have on contemporary political theory--with explorations of the doxological nature of social change, the changing shape of the state, governmentality and political sovereignty, and the status and role of religious communities in civil societyin developing this theological realism, the book furnishes an account of christian criticism capable of addressing key debates in contemporary theology and political theoryoxfam books & music lancaster seek the peace of the city provides a robust engagement with the theological foundations and practices of christian social and political criticismthis realism bases social and political criticism in the purposes of a nonviolent, patient, and reconciling godsee oxfam website for delivery information read morerichard bourne identifies a theological realism found in the work of john howard yoderhe demonstrates that only a vigorous theological realism, grounded in the universal lordship of christ, is capable of providing a foundation for local, particular, and ad hoc practices of critique
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The life of this robber baron, politician, and historic influencer is the astonishing tale of how one supremely ambitious man became this country's original "disruptor" - reshaping industry and engineering one of the greatest raids on the public treasury for america's transcontinental railroad, all while living more opulently than maharajas, kings, and emperorsamerican disruptor is the untold story of leland stanford - from his birth in a backwoods bar to the founding of the world-class university that became and remains the nucleus of silicon valleythe rags to riches story of the tumultuous tycoon who built silicon valley richly detailed and deeply researched, american disruptor restores leland stanford's rightful place as a revolutionary force and architect of modern americait is also the saga of how stanford, once a serial failure, overcame all obstacles to become one of america's most powerful and wealthiest men, using his high elective office to enrich himself before losing the one thing that mattered most to him - his only child and sonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morescandal and intrigue would follow stanford through his life, and even after his death, when his widow was murdered in a honolulu hotel - a crime quickly covered up by the almost stillborn university she had savedoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wear
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Oxfam bookshop chiswick dr moore's enterprising book focuses on an apparent paradox: the failure of sri lanka's highly politicized smallholder electorate to place on the national political agenda issues relating to the public distribution of material resourcesin exploring the features of sri lanka's history, geography, politics and economy which explain this paradox, the author looks in detail at some of the dominant features of contemporary sri lanka: the political consequences of the plantation experience; the persistence of elite political leadership; and the causes and consequences of ethnic conflictsri lanka has more than fifty years' history of pluralist democracy and such issues directly affect the interests of the smallholder populationyet successive sri lankan governments have pursued economic policies favouring food consumers and the state itself at the expense of agricultural producerssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Previously, the universal exhibition of had attracted 48 million visitors! the organisers realised what a tremendous impact this event made on the public, and it was soon adopted as the main tool for colonial propagandain just one week, he made about one hundred and fifty drawings, re-transcribing or interpreting the ballet poses, with an obvious fascination for the arms and hands of the dancersshows some shelf wearthe first performance of the cambodian royal ballet took place in the context of the colonial exhibition in marseillesoxfam bookshop hampstead rodin and the cambodian dancers: his final passion by dominique viéville - french text this exhibition illustrates the extraordinary encounter of rodin with the aesthetics of khmer dance, which he discovered on the occasion of the official visit to france by king sisowath of cambodia inrodin was immediately fired by a passion and enthusiasm for the aesthetics of this art and the purity and grace of its expressionssisowath 1st had just been crowned king of cambodia when he undertook the first trip ever to be made by a cambodian sovereign to france, which had controlled cambodia since junein good conditionthese drawings were later highlighted with watercolour, creating coloured harmonies of a rare refinementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome slight damage to the top right corner, and some light fading on the front coverhe left everything suddenly to follow the dancers of the royal ballet to marseille, from where they would embark on their return to cambodiaat the exhibition in marseilles, the area devoted to indochina was the largest of the seven sectionsthis official visit occurred at the height of french colonial expansion
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Drawing of homer simpson in pencil unique hand-drawn work the work belongs to the process of creating one the sequences of the episode tales from the public domain aired on march very good condition, better to see the photographsmatt groening is one of the most important pop art artist of the 20 th in the new culture pop as andy warhol, basquiat roy lichtenstein, banksy, invader or jean-michel basquiat31,5 x 26,5 cm the simpsons is the longest-running uare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableprimetime-television series in history and the longest-running uvery good, framable collectible: rare opportunity to acquire an unrepeatable, unique piece of collection for any simpson fananimated series and sitcomour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe simpsons is much, much more than a collection of pop culture jokesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Closed for almost ten years while renovations were made to the building and the site itself was transformed into a centre for the study of antiquities and conservation, the getty villa is once again opened to the public illustrated with more than 300 reproductions of works of art, photographs of the old and new villa, site plans, and architectural elevationsit also records the architectural adventure of re-configuring a beautiful but topographically challenging site into one that could continue to accommodate the museum building, but could also provide for an outdoor theatre, laboratories for conservation work and research, offices for staff and visiting scholars, and an education program for adults and childrenincluding acknowledgements and indexthe boards are very slightly shelf-worn, but the contents of the book are as newthe jacket has two small chips in the top edgesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the original getty museum, housed in a replica of a roman villa on a site overlooking the pacific ocean, has long been one of los angeles's most treasured landmarksthis book is a lively history of the getty that chronicles its growth from a small museum in a ranch house in malibu to an organisation that now comprises not only the renown museum but also the research institute, conservation institute, and foundation
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