The romance of nature
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The romance of nature set of 4 hardback volumes wildlife of the british isles in picture and story edited by francis pitt printed by country life limited good condition
12 €
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The republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedcom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read morein topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown voxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredin these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnaturerevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementboard of education
8 €
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Oxfam books & music salisbury "the romance of the rose" by w in series "the temple classics"clopinel; englished by fsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregood tight copypages yellowed and endpapers stainedcover bumped at corners and slightly stained or faded at top spine with gilt lettering very clean and bright owner's name of fly leaf
16 €
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The romance of motor racing by sir malcolm campbell published by hutchinsonthe book does not have a dust coverfor it's age it is in very good conditionthis is a fourth impressioncourier costs to the uk will be £5 read more
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Joshua bell - the romance of the violin [cd]duplicated gift
7 €
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The romance of scotland's railways by david st john thomas and patrick whitehouseif applicable, see my other adverts to combine postagebasically as new conditionpublished in by david st john thomas / bcaover railway and airline / aircraft books and magazines for salehardback complete with dust jackettext your e-mail address for listsbuyer collects from birtley / gateshead or postage at cost
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Looking at topics such as evolution, emotions, sexuality, and death, goodenough writes with rich, uncluttered detail about the workings of nature in general and of living creatures in particularindeed, it can be a wellspring of solace and hopebut in the sacred depths of nature, eminent biologist ursula goodenough shows us that the scientific world view need not be a source of despair
28 €
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Early-ish scientific overview ("the present volume is intended to furnish a very general view of the leading appearances of physical nature - the economy of the heavens and the earth-- with incidental notices of the progress of discovery, and pictorial representations of remakrble phenomena and interesting localiltiesincludes "phases and movements of the moon round the earth", beer and madler's "selenographic map of the whole visible hemisphere of the moon" (2 pp), with flanking satellite diagrams, and four "maps of the sidereal heavens showing the position of the stars throughout the year" see oxfam website for delivery information read more), a diagram of the "phases and movements of the moon (2 ppoxfam books & music belper some shelf wear and slight damage to top and bottom edge of spine
59 €
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- comes with additional summary/blurb sheet written by editors - includes many illustrations and photographs both in black and white and colour from a list of illustrators - good as new condition, no signs of bumping, marks or stains - pages have a distinct gold giltoriginal publication was in by gspine has gold-stamped text similar to front cover with the addition of the publisher and gold stamped ridges publishing information: - part of a "classics of the old west" edition series published in that are photographically reprinted from the original publication see oxfam website for delivery information read more pages (good as new condgold-stamped title, author and edition on front cover with a blind-stamped and embossed illustration): - leather bound boards in excellent condition): - endsheets have a colour mottled, oil designoxfam shop shirley boards (good as new cond - no damage or wear, good as new
19 €
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Gombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward mattersee oxfam website for delivery information read morein applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, gombrich is rigorousfirst published more than 40 years ago, art and illusion has lost none of its vitality and importanceno inscriptionsit seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? the question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and professor gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areasoxfam bookshop skipton "described by kenneth clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that i have ever read', art and illusion is a classic study of image-makingdecorated endpapersblue boards with silver decoration
25 €
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) in perfect condition, as newsnows of kilimanjaro features elephantsfrom the 'wonders of nature' collectionwith a certificate of authenticity (nocollect from milton keynes mk10
5 €
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Title: energizing water: flowform technology and the power of naturepublication dateauthor(s): jochen schwuchow, john wilkes, iain trousdell
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Roger kent's romance of the waterways plates, in mint condition with original boxes, certificate of authenticity and leaflet written by artist explaining each plate's picturemooring up - plate no a; along the towpath - plate no 682a; the lock-keeper's cottage - plate no b; the meeting - plate no bjane and lilly - plate no a first 5 plates of the set of 8 produced
20 €
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romance of the waterways by roger kent, all excellent condition plates number 1 to 5certificate of authenticity and leaflet with description of meaning of each picture plus original box for each plate
50 €
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Richard tauber, the voice of romance record setlots of other sets available if you want to browse more when you comepart of my fathers collection but no longer neededitem location: cheddar, somersetthank you for lookingor, they are also on friday ad until sold(click to reveal full phone number) for directions or email through the friday ad website4 lp's in very good condition
15 €
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Oxfam bookshop st albans a cotswold romance, adapted from hugh the drover by maurice jacobson in collaboration with the composer the death of tintagiles see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Along the way, we are led to understand the nature of minds and conscious states of mind in a way that avoids both reductionism (the idea that mental is reducible to the non-mental) and dualism (the idea that mental substances or properties differ dramatically from physical substances and properties)oxfam bookshop preston what are the most fundamental features of the world? do minds stand outside the natural order? is a unified picture of mental and physical reality possible? the mind in nature provides a staunchly realist account of the world as a unified system incorporating both the mental and the physicalmartin, an original and influential exponent of 'ontologically serious' metaphysics, echoes locke's dictum that 'all things that exist are only particulars', and argues that properties are powerful qualitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe also spells out the implications of this view for philosophical conceptions of causation, intentionality, consciousness, and the mind-body problemmartin emphasizes the importance of non-conscious 'vegetative' systems, which provide clear examples of intentionality in the form of representational usea concluding chapter provides an argument for the view that an ontology of particular substances and properties leads ineluctably to monism: the bus we board with locke takes us directly to the world of spinoza and einsteinthe slide from representational use to consciousness involves a change in the material of use, but not the form of representation
24 €
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Oxfam shop rosemount viaduct royal doulton the romance collection diana creamer and tea pot set see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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We try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possibleaction & adventurewe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationchildren's music & audio stories
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Oxfam bookshop st albans anyone who has seen the lion in winter will remember the vicious, compelling world of the plantagenets and readers of the romance of robin hood will be familiar with the typecasting of good king richard, defending christendom in the holy land, and bad king john who usurps the kingdom in his absencebut do these popular stereotypes correspond with reality? in this sweeping narrative, celebrated historian frank mclynn turns the tables on modern revisionist historians and shows these larger-than-life characters as they really were - crusading, fighting vicious wars in france, negotiating with the papacy, engaging in ruthless dynastic intrigue, often against each other: in richard's case, even holding the kingdom together when fighting in the holy land; and in john's, losing normandy, catastrophically agonising the barons over magna carta and losing the crown jewels in the washsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In his view, science is a study of laws that exist in nature, while economics is a study of the humanities with the interaction between human nature and the natural universe at its heartsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreleon maclaren () was a barrister, politician, philosopher, and the founder of the school of economic scienceoxfam bookshop victoria based on a three-year course prepared by leon maclaren for the school of economic science in london in the late s, this book reassesses the first principles of economicswith original subject matter from his economic course and introducing more recent examples and statistics from australia, canada, new zealand, the uk, and the united states, the study examines the major characteristics of the modern economy-such as banking, taxation, and international trade-and considers the role of the government in economic affairsit concludes with an examination of society's structure as a whole, the part economic activity plays in the bigger picture, and the social and cultural influences that shape the production and distribution of wealth
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This is volume 1 of 2, of johnson's household book of naturenote: there are sites selling the chrome lithographs for $ eachare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe chrome lithographs / illustrations are all in very good condition as you can see in the photosthe first section is loose, the rest of the book is firmly boundrare first edition, complete with all full page illustrations accurately and beautifully executed in colourour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetrinity college cambridge’catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe book itself is in reasonable condition‘containing full and interesting descriptions of the animal kingdom based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists audubon, wallace, brehm, wood, and othersthis first volume contains all thirty illustrations listed, including the frontispieceedited by hugh craig mthere are thirty in this volumeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
62 €
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This beautifully illustrated new edition contains over 600 color photographs and an instructional text that capture the romance and allure of the hawaiian islands when they were a territory of the united states, from toa hardback edition by mark blackburn in english (feb )hawaiiana: the best of hawaiian designauthor: mark blackburn
42 €
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Added: invitation for the opening of the exhibition act of naturethe signature is from another copy as dedication and signature are mixed-upare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewonderful work by lachappellethe name of the recipient was left outsigned with a small dedicationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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"the marchioness of brinvilliers: the poisoner of the seventeenth century; a romance in old paris" by albert smith and illustrated by john leech london: richard bentley & son, - first thus uk edition - 313p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original binding with gilded figure on front board, some wear to boards and spine middle, some soiling on front endpapers, foxing, one plate loose, all 15 leech plates presentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
32 €
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place on our knowledge of the causes of organic nature28 pages have been marked with pencil, either underlining or with brackets/lines down the side of the textbeing six lectures to working men, delivered at the museum of practical geologyby professor huxley published by robert hardwicke, first edition, 156pp, there are no adverts in this edition unlike other copies overall, in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefront hinge is exposed to the webbing with 2green embossed cloth boards are in very good condition except for small mark at bottom of spine (possible sticker has been removed)5" separated at the bottom
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100 €
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This is a bilingual english-spanish edition, created not only for neruda enthusiasts, but also for nature and literature lovers who are keen to discover a unique book amongst the work of this renowned poetpablo neruda was always greatly fascinated with the world of birds and it is in art of birds that the chilean nobel prize winner wanted to reflect his passion for these creatures and for the wealth of nature found in his beloved native landare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithere is a bit of yellowing at the top edgeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredin good condition24 x 15 cm in sizeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website*buyer please pay within 3 days* read more
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35 €
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Mary catches the attention of handsome scion paul scott, but their romance is complicated by paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop skipton number of discs: 1 case displays english and korean text, with movie synopsis koreanmary rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th century pittsburghher family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy scott family which controls the mill
15 €
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Not poetry but philosophical musings on nature in all its aspects; divided into 7 books - the garden, pastoral scenery, woodland scenery, mountain scenery, river scenery, lake scenery and the sea scarce, especially in first editionoxfam shop barnard castle a classic of high victorian book design see oxfam website for delivery information read more one front end paper missingdecorated board covers in black and gilt on a red ground; some marks to back, spine darkened and bumped pages gilt edged - clean and bright foxing to front end papers, title page and introductory pages but overall the text is clean, bright and unmarked upwards of 180 beautiful and atmospheric engravings by h giacomelli in the style of gustav doré; valuable for these alone due to weight will be despatched by courier; hence higher carriage charge
49 €