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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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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
8 €
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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
2 €
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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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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
9 €
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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
14 €
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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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A good-willed study of the role and relationships mothers-in law have had in societiesthe complete book of mothers-in-law a celebration by luisa dillnerthe illustrations are exceptional and add aesthetic value to an already brilliant textfar from being all bad, mothers-in law have many redeeming features and can be sources of help and supporthard-cover copy of an exceptionally entertaining and informative bookthe book is much loved and a source of useful and entertaining informationluisa dillner looks beyond existing stereotypes and finds that mothers-in-law come in many different varietiesplease note that there is a slight damage in the top left-hand side corner of the dust jacket (see photo)
4 €
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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
34 €
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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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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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"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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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 €
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This prospectus gives detail of the royal collection started by king george v and continued by king george vi, who authorised the production of the booka scarce document to add to a collection of king george v/ vioxfam bookshop knutsford the prospectus is in general, in very good condition with only some scuff marks on the cover and a very small amount of foxing on a couple of pagesthere are a number of colour and black and white images within the prospectus including a full colour photo of the book in questionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was published by dropmore press ltd in and was edited by clarence winchester, who provides the commentary within the prospectusthe prospectus is still in the original envelope as dispatched from the central chancery of the order of knighthood, st james' palacethe prospectus was prepared in cream quality paper and is 16 pages long plus the coversat the back of the prospectus, the original perforated sheet with application is still attached
90 €
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Barry wordsworth conducts the orchestra of the royal opera house in the rapturous rachmaninoff and messager scoresthese two ballets by the company's founder choreographer capture the royal ballet's famous skill and distinctive styleprincipals natalia osipova and steven mcrae dance ashton's rhapsody, created for the royal ballet in by mikhail baryshnikov and lesley collier, with spectacular choreography to suit the dancers' star reputationsoxfam bookshop woodley two frederick ashton ballets in one exquisite evening performancesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredisc and case in good condition, with one small, very light scratchmarklauren cuthbertson and vadim muntagirov lead a charismatic cast in ashton's poignant and heart-warming reflection on love, the two pigeons, based on an old french folk tale and first performed on valentine's dayfilmed in high definition and recorded in true surround sound
11 €
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Oxfam shop cottingham a beautiful music box by the royal horticultural society from the roses of royalty collection depicting the rose of queen marie antoinette of france    measurements: 7 on the back of box there is a golden print of the roses of royalty logoa dainty plays when the key inside is turned7 inches) see oxfam website for delivery information read more inside the lid there is a gold silhouette of queen marie antoinette
9 €
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Oxfam shop cottingham a beautiful music box by the royal horticultural society from the roses of royalty collection depicting the rose of mary queen of scots2 inches) see oxfam website for delivery information read more on the back of box there is a golden print of the roses of royalty logo inside the lid there is a gold silhouette of mary    measurements: 6'greensleeves' plays when the key inside is turned
9 €
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Oxfam shop cottingham a beautiful music box by the royal horticultural society from the roses of royalty collection depicting the rose of queen juliana of the netherlands inside the lid there is a gold silhouette of queen juliana on the back of box there is a golden print of the roses of royalty logo    measurements: 6a simple tune plays when the key inside is turned5 inches) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Oxfam shop cottingham a beautiful music box by the royal horticultural society from the roses of royalty collection depicting the rose of crown princess viktoria of germanya dainty tune plays when the key inside is turnedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more on the back of box there is a golden print of the roses of royalty logo    measurements: 7 cm (25 inches) long 8 cm (3 inches) wide inside the lid there is a gold silhouette of crown princess viktoria
9 €
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Oxfam shop cottingham a beautiful music box by the royal horticultural society from the roses of royalty collection depicting the rose of princess grace of monaco inside the lid there is a gold silhouette of princess gracea dainty tune plays when the key inside is turnedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more on the back of box there is a golden print of the roses of royalty logo5 cm (3 inches) wide 6   measurements: 6
9 €
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Oxfam shop cottingham a beautiful music box by the royal horticultural society from the roses of royalty collection depicting the rose of queen victoria2 inches) wide 8 cm (3 inches) longsee oxfam website for delivery information read more on the back of box there is a golden print of the roses of royalty logo'the wedding march' plays when the key inside is turned inside the lid there is a gold silhouette of queen victoria  measurements: 6 cm (2
9 €
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Oxfam shop cottingham a beautiful music box by the royal horticultural society from the roses of royalty collection depicting the rose of queen fabiola of belgiuma dainty tune plays when the key inside is turnedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more on the back of box there is a golden print of the roses of royalty logo inside the lid there is a gold silhouette of queen fabiola2 inches) wide 3 cm (7   measurements: 5
9 €
