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Authentic copy from the regio archivio of milan on julythe marquisate of caravaggio was a small fief located in the western bergamo plain and ruled, from to , by a branch of the sforza, derived from the duke of milan ludovico il moro (father of francesco ii sforza) and lucrezia crivelliattached loose document of 4 pages, handwritten on the first sheet with data of the excerpt, datedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitean excellent copyfrom her, in , giampaolo i was born, appointed by his half-brother francesco ii sforza, first marquess of caravaggiohandwritten diploma by francesco ii sforza, ninth and last duke of milan, with which he assigns the noble coat of arms to his half-brother giovanni paolo sforza (), ancestor of the marquess of caravaggio and all his descendantscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecoeval folio, original rustic cardboard cover, containing 6 handwritten pages and the last two blank, inside, double sheet with large heraldic coat of arms of the sforza family, entirely painted with bright colours and arranged horizontally with some handwritten notes on the sideour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Country: italy – milan duchy date: denomination: philippus ii (), mint of milan, scudo mintage: ----- catalogue reference: crippa 13-d / mir / negrini-varesi 313d / cni rarity: r metal: ag diameter (mm): ---- weight (g): --- obverse: philippvsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website/ crowned coat of arms description: ngc appraisalhispaniarvm / cuirassed bust, bare head of philippus right reverse: dvxcatawiki’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 storegrading: axf – au55 market value (euros): mir (f/xf) read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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1 escudo of felipe ii - spanish domination of milanplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepreservation condition: vf- references: (mircatawiki’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 storecertificate of authenticity is enclosedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery scarce pieces
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His wife, who is at his side as he slowly begins to recover, convinces him to return to his family home in the hills somewhere between milan and turinyambo, a sixty-ish rare book dealer who lives in milan has suffered a loss of memory; not the kind of memory neurologists call 'semantic' (yambo remembers all about julius caesar and can recite every poem he has ever read), but rather his 'autobiographical' memory: he no longer knows his own name, doesn't recognize his wife or his daughters, doesn't remember anything about his parents or his childhoodyambo struggles through the frames to find at last the face of the girl he loves: she descends the stairs of their high school and morphs into a dante-esque promise (or threat) of the afterlife, as he struggles harder to capture her simple, innocent, real-life image - the schoolgirl he never forgotsigned by author on title pagecopiously illustrated throughout with images from comics, book jackets, record sleeves and other printed ephemera, the mysterious flame is a fascinating and hugely entertaining new novel from the incomparable umberto ecobut a relapse occursas he recovers his memory, two voids remain shrouded in fog: a terrible event he experienced during the resistance, and the vague image of a girl whom he loved at sixteen, then lostthe dustjacket shows very minor shelf wear onlyoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in very good conditionnow in a coma, his memories run wild, and life racing before his eyes takes the form of a graphic novelsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremultiple colour illustrationsyambo promptly retreats to the sprawling attic, cluttered with boxes of newspapers, comics, records, photo albums and adolescent diariesthe red cloth boards with gold illustration and text are in very good conditionthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadthere, he relives the story of his generation: mussolini, catholic education and guilt, josephine baker, flash gordon, cyrano de bergerac
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Felipe ii , duchy of milan half scudo obv/ philippvs rex hispaniarum, rev/ dvx mediolani e tcplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website3- grade:extremely fine -as expertise reported -picture nsilver plata diameter mm4 the coin is authentic, and what you see in the photos is the very same coin you will receivecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerarity: very rare -picture nreference: mir 314our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeprovenance: international auction and will be sent with original numbered coupon (picture nare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Very rare coin mint of milan weight: 1please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’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 storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam shop herne hill live performance of william shakespeare's play, recorded at the reconstructed globe theatre injeremy herrin directs with roger allam as the exiled duke of milan, prospero, jessie buckley as his daughter, miranda, james garnon as his slave caliban and colin morgan as the spirit arielsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the perfect wintertide, there is time for snow, a party, a visit from santa claus, and family christmas dinner—and the greatest gift of all: a new addition to the familyspanning the few days coming up to and including christmas day, it tells a heartwarming story of familial warmth and joy through the eyes of charlie, the family dogwith the charming, albeit sometimes chaotic, antics of a young boy and his dog, the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is a story of the magic of christmas where wishes come truejust released my new children's christmas book latest illustrated children’s christmas book the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie anthony r stephenson amazon the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is an illustrated christmas tale for children
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In very good condition certificate of authenticity read more" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music boxlimited edition winnie the pooh hunny of a day music box by ardleigh elliott winnie the pooh and friends grace a "hunny of a day" ferris wheel collectible music box! a hundred acre wood exclusive first! - it's a hunny of a day whenever winnie the pooh and friends get together, and now you can join in with this first-of-a-kind musical ferris wheel collectible music box! pooh, piglet, tigger, eeyore, roo, rabbit and owl enjoy a special treat in the heart of the hundred acre wood, where every detail is sure to charm you! the "homemade" ferris wheel turns and everyone smiles as their barrel-style seats swing, while honeybees flit amongst the scenes of fun and friendship that grace the base! this exclusive, limited-edition winnie the pooh musical ferris wheel collectible music box from ardleigh elliott is crafted of triple-fired heirloom porcelain, richly accented in 22k gold, and plays the melody of "love makes the world go round
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea must have for collectors pink floyd - the dark side of the moon collector's edition box set the box includes: 36-page 26cm x 26 cm booklet designed by storm thorgerson, 20-page 26cm x 26 cm photo book edited by jill furmanovsky, exclusive art print, 4 x collectors' cards featuring art and comments by storm thorgerson, replica of the dark side of the moon tour ticket, replica of the dark side of the moon backstage pass, 100% viscose (exclusive of 100% acrylic fringe) collectible printed scarf 3 x collectible black marbles 9 x collectible coasters (unique to this box) featuring early design sketches, and a 12-page credits bookletcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablediscs 1 - 4 are mounted in the box set, discs 5 and 6 are in separate cardsleeves fast shipping, insured and tracked read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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The remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipcan post extra ÂŁ3through these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifethe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessthere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp ÂŁ149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgeshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp ÂŁ149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticean 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorthe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chĂ·gyam trungpa on the reverse sidealso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cards
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis lithograph measure's approx 56x71cm and is nothing but amazingvery rare and hard to get traffic lithograph for the "the low spark of high heeled boys albumthe lithograph was produced on the finest quality paper stock, it really is a beautiful piece of art which is meant for framingif your a traffic fan, you will fall in love with this very limited lithographcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is an original museum edition lithograph which is very hard to find anymoreit really is a quality item and the chance's of obtaining this item in great condition like this one is quite rarethese limited edition lithographs do nothing but rise in value over time as for they are very collectible and very sort afterthis is an authorized productour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe lithograph is in ex condition and plate (printed) signed by the artist tony wright (designer of the cover), limited edition of , comes with a coaplease notice the small spot (see extra photo) on the right hand side, easy to frame over, so in the end you will not see ityou will not be disappointed with this amazing piece of artare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe book was first published in london in by jonathan capethey are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's booksthe wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahl"the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more" by roald dahl jonathan cape, london - first uk edition first printing - 246p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good condition in first issue price clipped dust jacket with minor wear housed in mylar covertwo of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world warcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableanother piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasureour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe stories were written at varying times throughout his lifeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Languages - english, spanish, french see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile herding a flock of sheep outside the tiny village of fatima, portugal, the blessed mother visited them, not once, but many timesfully animated - running time 30 minutesoxfam bookshop hertford in children experienced a great miracletelling the children great and wondrous secrets that would affect all of creationit soon became clear that they had been chosen by the blessed mother to share her messagewhen the children tried to share the joyous news of our lady of fatima, no-one believed them, until the day the sun seemed to dance in the skythe day the sun danced is the inspiring true story of lucia, francisco and jacinta, whose great faith and courage brought the message of our lady of fatima to all the world
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Sykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminebut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todaythe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of evenews of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldin europe there are only sevenit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identityoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupsin this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us todayhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and space
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This is the fourth edition, reprinted inoxfam shop ulverston originally published insee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the book
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Scarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellthe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esq2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardcondition: binding copies with decent blocksvolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographyall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldsalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol iplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentshowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsvolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by cpetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenrivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapsthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of st
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Oxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteaumaking use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie makingthe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red sea'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis malleas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depthsin search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south pole'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antartica
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Oxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timethe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary oneapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlan
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The global significance of the ecological themes that traverse his writings is presented here in english for the first time"jean-loup trassard has published more than forty books over the past 50 yearsdespite the diverse generic and stylistic diversity of his work, he has remained constant in his effort to depict the rural way of life" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place as new conditionunexpected convergences between disciplines foster a deeper appreciation of the endeavors of each and their capacity for mutual enrichmentmore specifically, this ecocritical study examines the ecological implications of trassard's literary and photographic production through the lens of sciencehimself a lifelong inhabitant of an agricultural area in the northwest of france, his fiction, nonfiction and photography bear witness to the many changes that have affected our relationship to the earth over the same period
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This book describes the statistical concepts and techniques for evaluating the accuracy of medical testsa variety of worked examples are providedoxfam books & music norwich the use of clinical and laboratory information to detect conditions and predict patient outcomes is a mainstay of medical practicebook cover contains a few marks but item is in generally good conditionproblems relating to missing and imperfect reference data are discussed in detailthe book also covers the theoretical foundations for statistical inference and will be of interest to academic statisticianssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreadditional topics include: meta-analysis for summarizing the results of multiple studies of a test; the evaluation of markers for predicting event time data; and procedures for combining the results of multiple tests to improve classification'the statistical evaluation of medical tests for classification and prediction' will be of interest to quantitative researchers and to practicing statisticiansmain topics include: estimation and comparison of measures of accuracy, including receiver operating characteristic curves; regression frame-works for assessing factors that influence test accuracy and for comparing tests while adjusting for such factors; and sample size calculations and other issues pertinent to study designinternal pages are clean and free of marks
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These and other issues motivate questions about how we understand, not only "the self", but also how we understand ourselves in social and cultural contexts) research on the topic of self has increased significantly in recent years across a number of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, psychopathology, and neuroscienceoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the oxford handbook of the self gallagher, shaun (edin philosophy and some areas of cognitive science, the emphasis on embodied cognition has fostered a renewed interest in rethinking personal identity, mind-body dualism, and overly cartesian conceptions of selfthe oxford handbook of the self is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address questions in all of these areassee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith respect to self-agency, similar questions arise in experimental psychologypoststructuralist deconstructions of traditional metaphysical conceptions of subjectivity have led to debates about whether there are any grounds (moral if not metaphysical) for reconstructing the notion of selfquestions about whether selves actually exist or have an illusory status have been raised from perspectives as diverse as neuroscience, buddhism, and narrative theoryin addition, advances in developmental psychology have pushed to the forefront questions about the ontogenetic origin of self-experience, while studies of psychopathology suggest that concepts like self and agency are central to explaining important aspects of pathological experience
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It 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 sonthe rags to riches story of the tumultuous tycoon who built silicon valleyamerican 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 valleyscandal 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 savedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more richly detailed and deeply researched, american disruptor restores leland stanford's rightful place as a revolutionary force and architect of modern americaoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wear 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 emperors
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Comprehensive gazette all towns and villages and communities without a church called hamlets throughout england and wales showing details of eachplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolumes 3-6 other volumes similar layoutthe 6 volumes dated contain about printed pages in each volume25 pages of maps and also engraved viewsthe volume covers are a little fragile but volumes are considered as a reading copy generally in a fair conditionthe imperial gazetteer of england and wales; six volumesdouble page plan of london, metropolitan burghs and southern and eastern environs and a double page plan of the town & burgh of liverpool with birkenheadvolume 2 plan of hull for the frontispiece an engraved view of liverpool coloured maps of the channel islands, and a double page plan of leedsvolume 1 coloured chart of the bristol channel for the frontispiececatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledouble-page colour maps and black and white engravings in the six volumespacked with interesting information on the many towns and villages throughout england and walesall in alphabetical order the history topography industry and situation of eachour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: these dated and published 6 volumes were carefully updated with new revised information at the timearranged in double columnseach volume has maps & engraved views protected by tissue guardsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Details the creation of a national judiciary in the united states under the act of and traces the supreme court's development through its first decade of existencein the final part of the book, he explains how early legislation affected the judiciary and the initial experience of the circuit courts and of the supreme courtgoebel then goes on to depict the constitutional convention, the ensuing debate over ratification, and the framing of the bill of rightsoxfam bookshop hampstead history of the supreme court of the united states: volume 1 by julius goebel jrthe first part describes the background of american constitutionalismthese three parts are divided into seventeen chapters, together with a statistical analysis of the business of the supreme court from to and substantial notes on manuscript sourcesbook is in good condition, few white marks on the spine antecedents and beginnings to is the first of twelve volumes in the oliver wendell holmes devise history of the supreme court of the united statessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this first volume, julius goebel jrthe book is organised into three parts
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham bletchley park was where one of the war's most famous  and crucial  achievements was made: the cracking of germany's enigma code in which its most important military communications were couchedthis country house in the buckinghamshire countryside was home to britain's most brilliant mathematical brains, like alan turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology  indeed, the birth of modern computingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the battle of the atlantic and the war in north africabut, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction  from robert harris and ian mcewan to andrew hodges' biography of turing what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? what was life like for them an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? sinclair mckay's book is the first history for the general reader of life at bletchley park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed angus wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) of a youthful roy jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other's work
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Oxfam books & music wells this soft cover book is in very good condition with no markings or damageit takes the reader on an adventure through the vast expanses of space, time and spirit from the paradise-like glade in the siberian taiga to the rough urban depths of russia's capital city, from the ancient mysteries of our forebears to a vision of humanity's radiant futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe ringing cedars of russia," the second book of the ringing cedars series, in addition to providing a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the story of how "anastasia" came to be published, offers a deeper exploration of the universal concepts so dramatically revealed in book 1
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morenineteen eighty-four popularized the adjective orwellian, which describes official deception, secret surveillance, and manipulation of the past by a totalitarian or authoritarian stateoxfam bookshop hampstead the complete works of george orwell: volume 9: nineteen eighty-four nineteen eighty-four, sometimes published as , is a dystopian novel by george orwell" the tyranny is epitomized by big brother, the quasi-divine party leader who enjoys an intense cult of personality, but who may not even existthe novel is set in airstrip one (formerly known as great britain), a province of the superstate oceania in a world of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and public manipulation dictated by a political system in the government's invented language, newspeak, called ingsoc under the control of a privileged inner party elite that persecutes all individualism and independent thinking as "thoughtcrimesbook in very good condition little bit of wear on the dust jacket
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In the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forces" see oxfam website for delivery information read morejohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable cityin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationwilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastbanias' story starts in canaanite timeswith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights region
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Given access to both personnel and the surviving wartime files, mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agencies in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of whitehall insidersthe book is in very good condition with no marks or foxing see oxfam website for delivery information read moremackenzie's document explores numerous controversies and reveals dozens of previously undisclosed episodes from britain's secret war against the axiswho were the agents parachuted in germany? what became of schemes designed to protect gibraltar from a spanish invasion? why did so many circuits suffer enemy penetration? when did soe decide to collaborate with the nkvd and infiltrate soviet spies into eastern europe? these and other wartime mysteries are packed into one of the most controversial documents of our timenever before have soe's operations across the world been described in such detail and with total authoritynow, this highly classified account has been made availableoxfam shop poole at the end of world war ii, the cabinet office commissioned an eminent academic, professor william mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of special operations executive
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