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There is a small crease in the top edge of the dust-jacket on the book's front (see photo)underneath, the book's sage green hard cover is in very good condition with the exception of one swirly white mark on the front which corresponds to a deep score mark in the dust-jacket above (see photo)the page edges and ends of the book are remarkably clean and the pages sit together as if the book had never been readthere are no internal markings or annotationsoxfam books & music wells this hardcover book is in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexternally, the dust-jacket has received the damage in preserving the book underneathall in all, a book in good condition whose text pages are clean and clear but whose dust-jacket is noticeably damagedthe area of the dust-jacket covering the bottom of the spine has also received a bump (see photo)there are also a series of score marks in the dust-jacket that are visible when you hold the book at a slight angle (see photo)
95 €
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The very good, unclipped wrapper is lightly foxed; the top edge is worn but intactlight foxing to the front endpapers and the occasional spot of foxing on some pagesthe story in verse of the shy sir lance-a-little who finally wins a maiden with the help of the gentle dragon, delightfully enhanced by the quirky illustrations by peter firmin, in full colour on one double page and in ink and wash on the nexteven the horses are full of character! a very good copy of a charming children's book that gently mocks the world of the tourneyoxfam shop sherwood glossy white boards with a witty illustration of sir lance-a-little and stanley the dragon that mimicks a mediaeval manuscriptvery good condition, with sharp corners and no more than a light scratch and one or two tiny nicks to the edgeson the rear board stanley is entertained by a group of mermaids(a2) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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The jacket has two small chips in the top edgeit 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 children illustrated with more than 300 reproductions of works of art, photographs of the old and new villa, site plans, and architectural elevationsincluding acknowledgements and indexthe boards are very slightly shelf-worn, but the contents of the book are as newclosed 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 publicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 foundationoxfam 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 landmarks
20 €
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The dust jacket has a little fraying on the bottom edge but is otherwise in very good condition for its agethis edition is edited and with an introduction by eric colledgehe also explores the extent of christianity's borrowings from other faiths and philosophies, with many quotations and opens up a larger perspective for the texts which make up the body of the bookthis hardback edition is in very good condition, tightly bound with clean cream pagesthe 90 page introduction is masterly, and any reader must be the wiser for this study of the development of devotional spirituality in the west; besides his appreciation colledge does not hesitate to point out the failings of some of the more popular devotional writers and the abuses which rose from misunderstood passages in their writingsoxfam bookshop new milton the writings of the english mystics have now largely been recovered from historical obscurity and are gradually being edited and printedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more this is the first volume in a new series devoted to exploring the riches of christianity
7 €
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There is a little bumping and rubbing to the outer sleeve with a small tear to the bottom edge, however, it is intactsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop cotham hill tracks: side one part i - the adoration of the earth - introduction - harbingers of spring - dance of the adolescents - abduction - spring rounds - games of the rival tribes - procession of the sage - adoration of the earth (the sage) - dance of the earth side two part ii - the sacrifice - introduction - mystical circles of the adolescents - glorification of the chosen one - evocation of the ancestors - ritual of the ancestors - sacrificial dance of the chosen one released the lp and inner sleeve are both in excellent condition
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10 €
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The top edge of the base is signed jit depicts the farmer or shepherd out bringing in the stray lambs with his doga super vintage cold cast bronze resin figurine by heredities englandit measures approximately 9 inches (230mm) high and is in overall good original conditioncold cast bronze gathering the lambs by jbromley this is a cold cast bronze made by bromley in the sbromley and the base has a felt pad stamped heredities the beauty of bronzea great piece to add to your collection of this popular manufacturer, sadly no longer in existence
45 €
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This makes it an absolute bargain for you and clears some space quicker for me-win win! i have read all of these time and again and am wanting to purchase some new books for myself included in the bundle is the slight edge how to develop the leaders around you the rhino spirit the magic (the secret) etc grab a total bargain as i paid a lot more for these and all were brand new when i brought ghem - reduced to sell best wishes sally read morehi i am selling a large bundle of personal development books rather than proving them all individually
15 €
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There is a dent in the upper edge of the back cover, and some small dents on the front cover as in someone writing on top of itinternally the book is clean, bright and tightly boundother than that the cover is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreraymond briggs's comic cartoon book depicts the effects of a nuclear attack on an elderly couple, in his usual humorous, yet macabre wayoxfam bookshop aylesbury first edition : large format hardback graphic novel by raymond briggs
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames front board faded, a few minor watermarks on the top edge of the page block, probably as a consequence about half the pages have a light ripple towards the top, the text is not obscuredsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" talltext in english695 pages including index
30 €
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There is a tear on the bottom edge of the dust jacket at the spine approx 2cmoxfam books & music olneysee oxfam website for delivery information read more  showcases nineteenth-century botanical illustrations by top contributors, tracing the development of the genre, the contributing trends of the victorian era, and reproducing excerpts from some of the periodicals and publications of the time otherwise the book is as new
10 €
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Oxfam furniture shop southampton overall in very good condition with only very slight bumping to the bottom edge of front dust jacketthis first volume of pilots concentrates on the stories of american and british schoonerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontemporary images illustrate a text that takes in the development of the new york schooner to the yacht america and beyond, blockade runners from virginia, ice in the st lawrence seaway, the powerful schooners of liverpool, the mysterious but lovely shallops of swansea and many more besides
45 €
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Patents pending pmc pcsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis version is housed in a flipback sleeve with following text printed on the bottom edge: printed and made by garrod & lofthouse ltdtrack a6 spelled 'you're going to loose that girl' on label but cover correct with 'lose'this version has "vervaardigd in licentie door nplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe beatles - beat soundtrack pop rock the beatles ?– help! (parlophone pcs ) made in holland original first pressing lp | vinyl: nm (mint-) | cover: nm (mint-) plays great! dutch original pressings have a black and silver parlophone label with the "pound" logo at the topour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe covers are imported from britain but omit the wording "stereo" on the frontbovema, heemstede, holland" on the labelscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
34 €
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The top edge of the page block is tinted purpleoxfam bookshop hexham second revised edition , published by houghton mifflinthe dust jacket is worn and slightly torn at the edges and corners and faded on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblack cloth-covered boards with purple and gold eye and ring designthe endpapers are slightly tanned and possibly the pages, which are clean and brightthe fold-out map is present
24 €
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There is a small loss of the blue paper covering the spine and some fading along the bottom edgethe dust jacket is torn and fadedthe pages and plates are in very good conditionoxfam bookshop hexham re-tellings of old testament bible stories by mary millersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreneat ownership inscription on back of front cover56 colour plates by harold copping and henry coller
18 €
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The text pages are free from marks, although the top edge of the page block is a little spotted and there is light tanning throughoutit has pictorial laminated boards and no dustjacketoxfam bookshop hexham black bob was the name of a border collie dog that appeared in the dandy from untilonly eight black bob annuals were issued: and , each printed in the preceding autumn, as with all d c thomson's annuals, so as to capture christmas salesaltogether, this is a charming, and relatively rare, bookthe red spine is faded and bumped with some cracking to the laminationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis annual appears to be the edition, although the volume is undated, and has "the boot for black bob" as first storythompson/john leng, london, the annual is in a fair conditionthe boards are a little rubbed, grubby and bruised
29 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"the big guy and rusty the boy robot" is a comic book written by frank miller, drawn by geof darrow and published by dark horse comicsoriginal signed art by geofrey "geof" darrow: the big guy and rusty the boy robotsmall abrasion on the top edge, for details see 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 storeink on cardboard, 29catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
99 €
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White with yellow, there is a chip on the top of the jug edge near the handle, again another beautiful itemdisney winnie the pooh jugs, yellow one all over, has pooh on one side and piglet on the otherneither used just displayedno damage, beautiful item
30 €
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The cover is an embossed hardback with tipped-in image and has some shelf wear around the top edge and spine, inside is unmarked and in a very good conditionruwedel examines the desert regions east of los angeles as a palimpsest of cultural and natural histories, presenting an inventory of a particular, and poignant, form of vernacular architecture; each structure might be read as a clue to the lives of anonymous individuals, and the impulse to create a home in the wilderness, however transitory 128 pages, 77 colour plates see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first section, 'desert houses', comprises 68 desert structures, while the second section, 'dusk', presents houses photographed after the sun had disappeared over the horizon, now rendered in subdued, dusky tones that suggest both present and absence, and the weight of isolationthis is a signed edition in a good conditionoxfam books & music islington message from the exterior explores the ruins and remains of failed attempts to live in the desert's harsh environments, depicting abandoned houses - small, often eccentric huts, both humorous and a little forlorn
29 €
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Jacket condition: there is a small amount of wear along the top edge of the front, otherwise excellent conditionoxfam bookshop beverley book condition: the book shows a little wear at the head and tail of the spine, otherwise it is as new see oxfam website for delivery information read more
16 €
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The dust jacket is rather creased along the top edge and is discoloured in placeshe was an artist in whose work the romantic and the humorous met in a unique wayas a man rex had charm and was outstandingly generous - liked by everyone and loved by manyyet he remained an enigmatic figure, apparently successful and never deeply happybut, even though he has always had an enthusiastic public, in his lifetime he was almost disregarded by the critics as one who had no part in 'modern' artoxfam bookshop new milton used, good condition, hard cover with dust jacketin this beautifully written and carefully researched book laurence whistler recalls his elder brother with love but with detachment, intimately and often with humourhe was still developing his own distinctive style when his career was tragically cut short - in he was killed leading his troop of tanks into action in normandy, aged 39the hard cover has a little bumping to all four corners and to the top and bottom of the spineinternally the pages are a little tanned but there are no markingsrex whistler was one of the most gifted figures of the inter-war yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morelaurence whistler is in a matchless position to record his life, having shared so many experiences with himthe book contains 32 pages of black and white and colour images
7 €
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The condition of the sleeve is very good, with slight damage to the top edge of sleevewe have a fabulous lp for salethank you for your support! every purchase helps us raise vital funds in finding solutions to poverty, inequality and injustice! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a uk release and a reissueoxfam shop bideford thank you for viewing one of our many fabulous items! we also have many other fantastic items listed from our bideford shopthe condition of the record itself is excellent
12 €
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The condition of the sleeve is good, with damage along the top edge of the sleevewe have a fabulous lp for salethank you for your support! every purchase helps us raise vital funds in finding solutions to poverty, inequality and injustice! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop bideford thank you for viewing one of our many fabulous items! we also have many other fantastic items listed from our bideford shopthe condition of the record itself is excellent
16 €
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Spine, gilt letters and banding, slightly bumpedused very good conditionpublisher: oxford university pressall edges cleanfrontboard embossed border and letters, minor tear on the top edge, bumpedbound in black clothof the same era as the herbert j butler books and complimentary too, rather than repeating the sameall pages complete and very cleanupdate of the original  backboard embossed border,bumpedpaste-downs has minor staining along the edgesevery aspect from lighting to coachwork and piston rings to seat designsee oxfam website for delivery information read more "a text book for students and draughtsmen"oxfam shop darlington hardbackendpaper has inscription by a previous owner
13 €
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With contributions from 39 leading international scholars, the book is structured around six chronologically organised sections: the silent era () the birth of the talkies and the fascist era () postwar cinematic culture () the golden age of italian cinema () an age of crisis, transition and consolidation ( to the present) new directions in critical approaches to italian cinema acutely aware of the contemporary 'rethinking' of italian cinema history, peter bondanella has brought together a diverse range of essays which represent the cutting edge of italian film theory and criticismminor shelfwear only: slight bumping to cornersoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells very good conditionthe italian cinema book is an essential guide to the most important historical, aesthetic and cultural aspects of italian cinema, from to the present daysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis provocative collection will provide the film student, scholar or enthusiast with a comprehensive understanding of the major developments in what might be called twentieth-century italy's greatest and most original art form
22 €
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock in this book a reformation historian takes us inside the mind and heart of morebath, a remote and tiny sheep farming village where thirty-three families worked the difficult land on the southern edge of exmoorthrough his eyes we catch a rare glimpse of the life and pre-reformation piety of a sixteenth-century english villagethe book also offers a unique window into a rural world in crisis as the reformation progressedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket has one small tear to bottom of spinebook is in very good condition, clean and unmarked
5 €
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Slight colour fade on the front edge of one of the slip cases there is one book in the set (comedies) which has a small mark on the front cover in the middle of the designtwo sets of four volumes in slip cases making the 8 volume setoxfam shop stony stratford folio societyother than that they are in very good condition third printingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe front covers have designs by richard shirley smiththe text is from the oxford shakespeare edition edited by stanley wells and gary taylor and includes an introduction to each volume by jonathan bate
110 €
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Glossy boards, slightly marked, one small tear to the rear hinge and one dent to the lower edgeentertaining hands-on pop-up book for the young architectneither defect is significantthe chrysler building flagpole seems reluctant to pop up; otherwise everything is in full working orderthames & hudsonfirst editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop market harborough the architecture pop-up book - anton radevskyfourteen clever pop-up designs of famous buildings
12 €
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Near fine copy of title; just a couple of nicks to the bottom edge of uppercomplimentary review copy of title circulated by casemate ukhelion & company limitedglossy paper covered card with no dust jacketheavily referenced chapters and sixty pages of appendices etcsuperb research for the ultimate coffee table book on war vehicles ultra-glossy paper grade with the reassuring aroma of newnesswolverhampton military studies nooxfam bookshop market harborough everything worked like clockworksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe mechanization of british regular and household cavalry between the two world wars - roger e
34 €
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Most of the wear and damage is found on the cover (pictured)the pages are occasionally frayed at the edges, loosely bound in places, with the occasional mark or stain, and very light to light foxing throughout  see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cover is the original orange cloth with black art deco illustrationin fair conditionoxfam bookshop greenwich first edition of upton sinclair's novel, the metropolis, puiblished by edward arnoldthe title page has a layered but contained tear close to the inner edge, moderate foxing, and a relief stamp of a previous owner (pictured)
25 €