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Oxfam shop kingsbridge the royal alcázars of seville is a royal palace in seville and this is a souvenir set of 35 mm transparencies illustrating features of the palacethe ten slides are contained, and protected, in a plastic, fold up, containersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe actual film is not protected by glassthe transparencies are mounted in plastic frames each carrying the name of the particular view depictedthe slides are in new condition
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Various artists - music from the royal pageant of the horstitle: various artists - music from the royal pageant of the horsauthors: various artistsbinding: audio cd
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Oxfam shop portishead this volume in the series of the history of the royal regiment of artillery tells the story of the four year artillery duel of the first world war from the point of view of the half a million british gunners, together with those of the dominions and empire, nearly gave their livesillustrated with many photographs, artwork reproductions and mapsthis copy is in excellent condition other than some slight 'lifting' on edges of the dust-jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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28 €
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Antique original s medal commmorating the royal vist of trh the prince and princess of walesthe medal is in excellent used conditionproof of postage will be providedcan be posted for £1
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Oxfam shop darley street a history of the royal society of arts henry trueman wood published by john murray, london () used hardcover about this item: john murray, londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: goodsize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tallblue cloth with gilt to lettering on spine and disc on front which says 'arts and commerce promoted', some browning, pages tanned and occasionally foxed, good in original blue cloth gilt, extremities worn and bumped
19 €
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Within the military ranking of the royal corps of engineers, in he was promoted to chief engineer and in to director engineerhe belonged to several regiments, studying mathematics and the art of war on his own, and it turned out that he was admitted to the royal corps of engineers, with the rank of lieutenant and extraordinary engineer on januaryon the back of the last page the inscription "is in accordance with the compendium of static, which is taught in the 3rd class of this royal academyin , from his position as director general of artillery and engineers, he was appointed director of the royal society of mathematics (predecessor of the royal academy of exact, physical and natural sciences), founded by the count of aranda, a position he held until , when the academy disappeared after the resignation of the count of arandaon the back of the last page, the inscription "it is in accordance with the compendium of architecture, which is taught in the third class of the royal academy of barcelona"in he was appointed assistant professor to the director of the royal military academy of barcelona until , when he was appointed head director by the minister of war josé patiñohe died in barcelona 7 years after having written these two treatisesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store"tratado 8º de la arquitectura civil": 5 blank sheets, 86 pthe author of the two manuscript treatises is pedro de lucuce y ponce, also written as lucuze (avilés, -barcelona, ); asturian scientist, military and mathematicianhe was born in avilés, the son of the doctor tomás de lucuze, where he spent his childhood and youth"tratado 7º de la estática": 162 phe was director until the year of his deathhe studied latinity at the villa de avilés and humanities at the university of oviedoin the two years of operation, lucuze managed to collect a total of volumes of scientific works, many of which went to the barcelona academytwo volumes in 4to (20catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehis first destination was on the shores of granadamagnificent full leather binding, guards in marbled paper, red-tinted cuts and spine with a five-rib compositiondon pedro de lucuze"in lucuze wrote a regulation for the academies, establishing studies of three years, in four nine-month courses: the first two dedicated to military training in general and the last two specialized for the instruction of artillery and engineering officersplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebarcelona, octoberin he was appointed field marshal and, in early , shortly before his death, he was promoted to lieutenant generalthe plates are chalcographic engravings with architectural and geometric figures, very common in the scientific books of the time (attached to the manuscript according to the author's criteria)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith handwritten text, 14 blank sheets, 11 folded plates with printssame exquisite calligraphy in both volumes; clean, elegant and perfectly legiblein he abandoned the career of theology just started, preferring the military careerwith handwritten text, 8 blank sheets, 6 folded plates with prints
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Petersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenlate 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 stin 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 geographyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgesall 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 foldsrivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapsvolume 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 boarddespite 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 rewardthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyhowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by ccondition: binding copies with decent blocks2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablealso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol iplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennell
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116 €
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Contains black and white photographshas complete dust jacket, fee of tears, some age related foxing to dj and inside few pages -but otherwise very nice example throughoutoxfam bookshop ludlow lovely copy of a historically important record of the timber corp of the women's land armysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
50 €
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Ever since the instant success of his first book the golden bees: the story of the bonapartes, theo aronson has steadily built up his reputation as an historical biographer specializing in the royal houses of europeoxfam books & music hereford skilfully interwoven with each other, theo aronson's accounts of the reigns of european royalty, abdications and exiles capture the scope and variety of what victoria used to call the royal mobsee oxfam website for delivery information read more owing to a production fault, the book has not been trimmed square so that top & bottom of pages are not parallel to lines of printamong his many widely read books are napoleon and josephine: a love story; crowns in conflict: the triumph and the tragedy of european monarchy and the king in love: edward vii's mistresses
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It describes his multiple achievements as architect, founder of the royal incorporation of architects of scotland, and creator of the edinburgh college of artsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield the late-victorian scottish architect, rowand anderson, was a pioneer of building restoration and a key influence upon the development of scottish architecturethis book is an account of his life and workarguing that victorian design involved far more than the reproduction of historical styles, the author describes anderson's campaign against an over-emphasis on visual and picturesque values and his promotion of an authentic national style
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"observes the traditional rules of forfeit and reward which have appeared in all the many versions of this game since its introduction into england from europe in about" excellent condition with no marks or damage to board or pieces, complete, and with only light scuffing to corners of boxsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop beverley vintage board game by john galt and company limited
39 €
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the twelfth volume of the history of the corps of royal engineers chronicles the final two decades of the second millennium adwith shelfwear and bumping to edges and corners, otherwise a very good copythis was replaced by a less direct but much more complex array of challenges which saw the army committed to un and nato operations under the 'force for good' notion of human interventionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese operations were fertile territory for sappers as the history relatesthis period from to straddles the fall of the berlin wall and with it the end of the cold war; an end also to the relative certainty of the bipolar world that had dominated uk's security concerns since
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Oxfam shop ulverston the regimental band and corps of drums, and the king's own royal border regiment, play music of the times,in a gatefold sleeve, one lpsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
8 €
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Used in engineering to illustrate contact areas between mated surfaces, engineers blue can also be thinned with meths to make marking out blue, a strong dye that colours components making scribed layout lines easier to seehard to find, original stuart micrometer engineers' marking standard round tinjust a small amount used and no longer requiredapply sparingly, it has a very high pigment content so a little goes a very long way indeedfrom a smoke/pet free homegreat conditionthe original stuart micrometer engineers' marking blue is a non-abrasive easily-spread marking paste containing a high concentration of pure prussian blue in a grease base
4 €
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Cancelled on letter from corps d'occupation francais en crète, stamped with large violet postmark "8eme regt d'infanterie de la marine - le commandant" and postmark from la canee - crete from 30 november to le sap - orneare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitearrival postmark on the backcertificate behrcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
188 €
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Star,italy star burma star, france &germany star,war and defence medals + corps of commisioners medal to j taylor
110 €
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Star,italy star burma star, france &germany star,war and defence medals + corps of commissioners medal to j taylor
110 €
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S civil defence,royal corps of signals;junior imperial and cons leagueoxfam shop hexham interesting badges-national savings 25 years service; wsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
25 €
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It deals with the design, maintenance and operation of the types of steam plants and accessories used in industry, and with the tables and formulae needed for ready reference by works engineersthe efficient use of steam is a practical book with the minimum of theorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe responsibility for the preparation of the book was entrusted to sir (then mr) oliver lyle who was a member of the minister's fuel efficiency committee and a leading authority on industrial fuel efficiencythe author has now revised the publication and brought it up to date in all respectsoxfam shop evesham first published in on behalf of the minister of fuel and power in order to provide information in a convenient form about the correct use of steam for heating power production in factories
15 €
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Collective - the royal readers, no5 cm - good copy - front flyleaf broken at the reading fold (text block binding intact), flyleaves discoloured, text block semi-pure, front flyleaf damaged due the scratching-off of identity information, owner’s stamp - publication in the series: 'the royal school series'vi, illustrated - london/edinburgh/new york, thomas nelson and sons, - first edition - vlll + 392 ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe series consisted of eight books, the first two for the somewhat younger readers, and volumes i through vi for older readers(a total of 400 ppthe aim of the series was to cultivate the love of reading by presenting interesting topics in an attractive styleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe lot will be securely packaged and shipped with insurancethe first four paginated with roman numbers) - hardcover - linen binding with a punched title and illustration (coat of arms with the text: ‘honi soit qui mal y pense’ - 12*the british series ‘royal readers’ contained informative material, excerpts from english literature and historical stories* - thomas nelson and sons (editor) introduced the ‘royal readers’ and 'royal school series' as reaction to the introduction of mandatory school laws and increasing demand for instruction booksas the name indicates, the history was predominantly based on the british empire, their battles and courageous actionsfrom through , educational books make up almost 90% of the profits of thomas nelson and sonsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevi) concerns the final book from the seriesthey discuss reading and spelling from the start of school to graduationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The explorers collins and paterson, the royal visit of queen elizabeth 2nd and the duke of edinburgh, florence nightingale, the kangaroo, queen elizabeth the queen mother, king george 6th, the merino sheep, the centenary of the railway, the coronation of queen elizabeth 2nd, the australian red cross, the usa memorial,, the first western australian stamp, the australian national antarctic research expeditions, broken hill, south australia, tradition of nursing, and 3 stmps with the price of the stamp in the middlethe stamps in this collection show and also celebrate the queen elizabeth 2nd, qantas airlines, the national developments, the commonwealth parliamentary association conferences, dairy congress, christmas, the australian natives association, the rotary club, sea craft, the united nations, the stock exchange, aboriginal art, the royal australian air force, the rspca, the prime ministers, the australian country women's association, the congress of accountants, the overland telegraph line, the olympic games, the pioneer of inventions, the world health organisation, the labour organisation, the coral crab, the agate rock, the grassland congress, expo 70, the sydney opera house, radio broadcasting, the pioneer society, the brushtail possum, the star sapphire, rugby, the international women's year, the independence of papua new guinea, the prime ministers, performing arts, the helichrysum thomsonii flower, the tiger cat, the platypus, the flannel flower, the waratah plant, the wattle plant, the columbo plan, the golden jubilee of guiding, the self-government of queensland, the commonwealth games, queen victoria, john mcdouall stuart, the melbourne cup, the centenary of the exploration of the northern territory, dame nellie melba, the dingo, the explorer douglas mawson, the first attainment of reaching the magnetic pole, mount coates, the iceberg alley in mawson, the 25th anniversary of the antarctic treaty, the penguin, the antarctic territory, responsible government, the royal flying doctor service, the kookaburra, the australian inland mission, the crossing of the blue mountains, captain tasman, the centenary of the red cross, export, the lyre bird, the koala, hermes and globe, winston churchill, yellow-tailed thornbill bird, the black-backed magpie, the galah bird, the first air mail, john monash, the telecommunications union, the royal life saving society, the tasmanian blue gum plant, the kangaroo paw plant, the lions international, the ywca, the cooktown orchid flower, the pink heath flower, banking, lawrence hargrave the young farmers club, the pan pacific scout jamboree, produce food, tasmaniathe pages are a little faded but are in very good conditionthe oldest stamps in this collection were issued inthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of the stamps have been used and have a printed postmark clearly shown on themthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and sin this collection of pages 224 of the stamps are already stuck on the pagesoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection 224 stamps on 60 pages from an incomplete stamp collectors bookthe price of this collection is based on the individual value of the stamps rather than the quality of the collection of the pageson many of the pages shows the stamps to collect and the pictures of the stamps to find, which have not yet been foundthe pages are hole punched so can easily be filed in any a3 sized filethere are many empty pages with no stamps having been foundeach of the pages has the years of issue of the stamps to collect for that pagemany of the stamps have been unused
29 €
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Beaker george vi & queen elizabeth may trinket box, heart shape, gold coloured design cd - royal wedding charles and diana trinket box round, coloured picture queen mother, commemorate her life viewing/collection, maintaining the social distance guidance lines read morelimited edition of plates bone china plate - to celebrate the royal wedding of charles and camilla 9th april tea caddy with lid - queens silver jubilee staffordshire, fine bone chine - trinket box with rose decorated lid, queen mother 80th birthday cream mug commemorating the marriage of charles and diana fine bone china, small mug -to commemorate the marriage of charles and diana mug - two handled - commemorate the marriage of andrew and sarah fine bone chine - mug - to commemorate the life of dianamugs - several - for queens silver and golden jubileelarge selection plates, cups, beakers £500 each, all in good condition, smoke and pet free home cup and saucer fine bone china, charles and diana -to commemorate the birth of their first childplate - to celebrate the 80th birthday queen elizabeth 'coalport' plate - to commemorate the life of queen elizabeth the queen mother
5 €
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I inherited this rare royal wedding number of the illustrated london news from my father who bought it new at the time of the royal wedding of hit is a beautiful collection of black and white and colour photographs documenting the engagement, wedding and childhood of the royal bride, bridegroom and bridesmaidsprincess margaret and mr5 inches (37 cm) plus a full page colour supplement of the bride and the bridegroom 20 inches (51 cm) x 14it is in very good used condition for the age with slight discolouration on the front page and edgesanthony armstrong-jones in may5 inches (37 cm)buyer to collect with cash please but could post if necessaryit consists of 40 pages measuring inches (26 cm) x 14the two staples have rusted slightly
10 €
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* reveal royal qualities for future generationsas a member of god's royal family, you can: * share the king's power of grace and mercybill johnson and kris vallotton denounce the pauper mentality many christians have and present your royal inheritance through christ's ultimate act of redemptionthe authors' personal, supernatural experiences will convince you of your own royal status and inspire you to claim your personal inheritance gift from your father--the king of kings* promote honor and humility--with confidencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morenote: the cover of this book has been designed with a matt finish* cultivate his love for one anotheroxfam shop dumfries supernatural ways of royalty reveals your true identity as a child of the king of kings--royal heir to the eternal kingdom of god* think and act with his authority
2 €
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The chorus and orchestra of the royal opera house, covent garden give their all for himoxfam shop clitheroe the complete opera tosca by giacomo puccini, with libretto by giuseppe giacosa and luigi illica the original motion picture soundtrack to the film directed by benoit jacquot starring angela gheorghiu, roberto alagna, ruggero raimondi, maurizio muraro, enrico fissore and david cangelosi with the tiffin boys' choir, and the chorus and orchestra of the royal opera house, covent garden, conducted by antonio pappano looked at from virtually any angle, this tosca is a triumphpappano possesses a complete grasp of the operatic situation, faultlessly pacing the whole opera to bring about a spine-tingling climaxsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepappano's tosca now becomes the modern version to haveif roberto alagna's portrayal of cavaradossi does not quite scale the dizzying heights of gheorghiu's tosca, he is nevertheless capable of much subtletythere are, indeed, two distinct stars: the outstanding soprano angela gheorghiu in an assumption of the title role which is awe-inspiring in its breadth of emotion and dramatic range; and the conductor, antonio pappano, whose intimate knowledge of puccini's score illuminates page after page and detail after detailruggero raimondi's scarpia is all the more evil for his multi-layered approach to this characterit is lavishly presented (billed as the original motion picture soundtrack of benoit jacquot's film), superbly engineered and boasts a first-rate cast
11 €
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"fighting force: 90th anniversary of the royal air force touchstone books ltd; first edition (11 marfor the very first time, this innovative publication will illustrate the raf at work and in action, including some truly stunning aerial photographs, providing a truly ground-breaking insight into the activities of the youngest (and arguably the most important) of the united kingdom's armed services at this most significant time in the royal air force's illustrious history" can deliver within north/west kent, west sussex areas03 x cm "this book will present the reader with a fascinating insight into raf life, showing all of the raf's combat and support aircraft in operation, combined with captivating images of the dedicated men and women who work with these warplanes both in the air and on the groundpages, hardcover x 2
10 €
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1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club ineastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred years(hong kong: the club, )see oxfam website for delivery information read morea huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht clubintroduction by vic locke, commodorein excellent, hardly-read used conditionwith a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath thatwith bibliography and lots of photographs4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spineforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong kongoxfam books & music fareham chambers, gillianchapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course ahead
17 €
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Oxfam shop gloucester the british post office souvenir commemorating the occasion of the royal wedding of the prince of wales to lady diana spencer two new stamps and a booklet giving the history of both families and details of other commemorative royal stamps issued by the post officesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Treasures of the royal british columbia museum and archives, hardcover by lohman, jack (edt), isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us there’s so much more to discover behind the world-famous exhibitions on display at the royal bc museum and archivesthe collections housed in the museum and archives include millions of plant and animal specimens, and great numbers of historical and archaeological artifacts, photographs, films, audio recordings and fine art
58 €
