The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
List the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock twenty-four italian songs and arias of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries arranged for the medium high voice and piano very good conditionslight damage from label at top right corner of cover and very slight marking on back coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreschirmer's library of musical classics volumecover and pages clean and tightly bound
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Oxfam shop ulverston anthems by byrd, gibbons, weekles, tomkins, blow, purcell, croft, green, boyce, battishill and attwood see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Part two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsa study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itthis edition is fromtwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in paristhe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead the worst of crimes: homosexuality and the law in eighteenth century london in the eighteenth century homosexuality became an issue, especially in london with its fast growing populationno one dared to say publicly that it should be tolerated, yet the reactions of men and women to the homosexuals in their midst were varied and complexin good conditionshe also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinitythere are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremoving from the old bailey to the court of king's bench, the author discusses the anomalies, inconsistencies and miscarriages of justice that arose as our ancestors decided what to do with defendants accused of the so-called 'worst of crimes' by studying original trial documents and other manuscript sources netta murray goldsmith has discovered hitherto unsuspected facts about some cases, including one important instance in which a prosecutor, aided by members of the judiciary, was able to pervert the course of justicethere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spinethe inside pages are clean and unmarked
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"shakespeare" identified in edward de vere, the seventeenth earl of oxford jthis is a  print-on-demand edition, hence some pages are marred by black ink marks and the title on the front cover is slightly blurredthomas looney argues his case with a wealth of historical detail in a book that will be of interest to shakespearian scholars and historians alike466 pp, softcover with frontispiece and blank pages at the beginning of the book bearing portrait of edward de vere reproduced in black and white and university of california ex libris stampsthomas looney culturally important work examining the contention that shakespeare's plays and poems were written by edward de veresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoriginator of the oxfordian theory, j condition: overall condition good, tight binding, all pages clean and intact with no notes or markingshowever, pages are somewhat yellowed and corners of cover curled
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9 €
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Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the workthis work was reproduced from the original artefact, and remains as true to the original work as possiblesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop beverley this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilisation as we know it
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An important eighteenth century workcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirare first editionplease see our images for further descriptionan essay on the treatment and conversion of african slaves in the british sugar colonies by reverend james ramsay published: london, james phillips size: 22cm x 13cm (8please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe books comprises of chapter i: of the various ranks in social life, ii: the advancement of slaves would augment their social importance, iii: the advancement of slaves must accompany their religious importance, iv: natural capacity of african slaves vindicated and v: plan for the improvement and conversion of african slavesgeneral toning and spotting, stained to margin towards rear of book - see imagescondition: the book is bound in full calf, with both boards loose but presentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 inches x 5 inches) selling here is an incredibly scarce copy of ramsay's, 'essay on the treatment and conversion of african slavesthere is wear and scuffing to the remaining calf, spine cracked, but main block holdinginternally, front endpaper loose, title and subsequent few leaves loose at gutter - previous strengthening to margin, resulting in marking and tape residue
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210 €
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The monarchies treated are achaemenid and sassanian persia, the empire of alexander, rome under both the early and later caesars, the han rulers of china and egypt's eighteenth dynastythe culturally specific conditions in which these monarchies functioned meant variety in the character of the ruler's court from one society to anothera comparative approach is adopted to major aspects of ancient courts, including their organisation and physical setting, their role as a vehicle for display, and their place in monarchial structures of power and controlthe case studies confirm that ancient monarchies created the conditions for the emergence of a court and court societythis volume offers a substantial discussion of ancient monarchies from the viewpoint of the ruler's courtsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear and scuffing to dust covers, good overall condition monarchy was widespread as a political system in the ancient worldthis approach is broadly inspired by work on courts in later periods of history, especially early-modern france
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this fascinating new book explores what life was like during the templars' stay in somerset during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuriesthe author has found compelling evidence to suggest the church was not only built on templar land, but had a connection with the grand master of the order himselfthe final chapter explores the controversy surrounding a carved wooden man's head discovered in a somerset churchit reveals the struggles over land ownership in the county, and introduces the reader to little known historical characters including william de marisco, revealing his struggle with the templars, and claim to the throne of englandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morerichly illustrated and compiled using original research, this book is sure to appeal to everyone interested in medieval history
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The mahabharata was probably compiled between the 3rd century bce and the 3rd century ce, the original events related by the epic probably fall between the 9th and 8th centuries bceprinted calcutta - kolkata indiaare 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 storehis translation published as the mahabharata of krishna-dwaipayana vyasa translated into english prose between and , by protap chandra rai (), a calcutta bookseller who owned a printing press and raised funds for the project it narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the kurukshetra war and the fates of the kaurava and the pa??ava princes and their successorsthese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languagetraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasacondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiiref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also kapprox 500 pages each volumebinding slightly-loose in volume iii & ivthe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (ccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis is the early edition of english translation in these volumes4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hiddenganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishwith original red cloth covers, slight bumped cornersthese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationgenerally good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?a
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36 €
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanusunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationsin addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsfrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this erain travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter caided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever before
18 €
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Oxfam bookshop skipton number of discs:Â 1 "this cd is a one hour, beautiful rendition of the original, where purcell combines styles from lyrical ballads of the 16th and 17th centuries with masque traditions in english music, absorbing italian and french influences from such as the early opera composer, monteverdi, to produce a masterpiece of early opera (even though it was an unfinished piece)the intriguing and complex plot involves a peruvian (inca) princess, orazia; a mexican queen, zempoalla; and the mexican heir to the throne, montezumabased on a play by sir robert howard with a libretto written by poet/playwright john dryden, purcell's romance is not the sentimental kind, but his music seems soar into the heavens, or maybe it's coming from heaven!" (amazon review) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It was later used by royal courts during the renaissance, and contributed to the increasingly brutal prosecution of witchcraft during the 16th and 17th centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read moregrey marbled paper covered slipcase, a little wear to open corner tipsbook bound in black cloth with metallic red and silver design on the front, title and silver design on the spine which is barely fadedit was written by the catholic clergyman heinrich kramer and first published in the german city of speyer ininternal pages are clean and unmarkedoxfam shop horsham an english translation of the best known treatise on witchcraft
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In the course of this survey, readers will gain an insight also into antioch's worldview and its approach to the person of jesus, to soteriology, morality and spiritualitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded in this ministry were homilies on the old testament by john chrysostom and written commentaries by his mentor diodore and his fellow student theodore, and later by theodoretstudents and exegetes of the old testament and its individual authors and books will be introduced here to antioch's distinctive approach and interpretation by commentators reading their local form of the greek biblethough the biblical text was admittedly jewish in origin, "the text and the meaning are ours," claimed chrysostom; and the great bulk of extant remains reveals the pastoral priority given to this often obscure materialoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the period between the councils of nicea and chalcedon in the fourth and fifth centuries, the faithful in the churches of the ecclesiastical district of antioch were the beneficiaries of the ministry of the word from distinguished pastors
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The story of the nine 'kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing bookoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditioninternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedexternally the bottom right corner of the front cover has been creased and the is some slight signs of edge wear on the front and back coversit was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impassesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, innoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosain an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes south african societyin a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai rivers
10 €
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurus by om books international the sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10he was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faiththe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhism
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By now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallhe certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sidespaperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdomsthis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandthe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a daneabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern sea
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurushe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faiththe sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inthe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10 read more
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This is a study of the epidemiology of the plague, covering religious belief, plague in the ancient world, middle ages up to the 18th and 19th centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis covers vectors of plague ie rats, fleas, other rodents, human transmission of plague, finally dealing with methods of containment and controloxfam shop macclesfield the conquest of plague, by l fabian hirst, md, oxford university press, pp including index
40 €
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Oxfam shop clitheroe the only book of its kind in any language, travel in the ancient world offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first egyptian voyages recorded in old kingdom inscriptions through greek and roman times to the christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuriesrich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The oxford handbook of modern and contemporary american poetry provides a comprehensive approach to the debates that have defined the study of american verse of the twentieth and twenty-first centuriesoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, first edition, oxford university pressboards and dust wrapper in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretopics include: the influence of jazz on beat poetry; surrealist influences on american verse; disability poetics; asian american poetry; and more
25 €
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Formed in by former the motions guitarist robbie van leeuwentheir biggest international hit was "weekend", a number one single in the netherlands, switzerland, germany, denmark and portugalin and , the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “venus”, followed by several other hit singlesmanufactured by philips records ltdare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe motions ?– terug in de tijd label: negram ?– hjn 205 format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: beat quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) the motions profile: the motions from the hague were one of the bigger groups of the s dutch beat explosion500 format: vinyl, lp, album country: uk released:v genre: rock, pop, folk, world, & country style: pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock notes comes in a front-laminated flipback coverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetheir first single hit the dutch top 40 inpink labels with bicycle logoultra rare albums by famous dutch bands shocking blue, the motions and earth & fire            the albums:                                        shocking blue ?– at home label: penny farthing ?– pels 500, penny farthing ?– pelssee pictures for detailscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablequality: vinyl: vg++ cover: vg++ (small sticker damage) earth & fire profile: earth and fire were a dutch progressive and symphonic rock band who over time evolved into a pop groupthey were formed out of the remnants of ritchie clark and the ricochets in and went on to become hitmakers for the next several years in the '60searth & fire were able to make some great albums in the processmanufactured and distributed by philips records quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) shocking blue profile: dutch rock groupthe early atlantis () and song of the marching children (), are recommended? includes insert with lyrics, etcon cover, second on labelprinted and made by garrod & lofthouse ltdshortly thereafter, mariska veres came as lead vocalistformed in the netherlands by twin brothers chris and gerard koerts, and most popular in the s when fronted by singer jerney kaagman, earth and fire had many chart topping hits in the netherlands and elsewhere in europe, though they never gained much popularity in the united kingdom or the americasplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectearth and fire ?– atlantis label: polydor ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, gatefold, first press country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: prog rock, symphonic rock notes all songs published by new dayglow music, hilversum
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Wrigley's concept of 'organic economies' and their reliance on the land for energy and raw materialsthis is followed by an analysis of the military and economic constraints on the political integration of space through the formation of geographically extensive political units, and the volume concludes with a section on the demographic and economic consequences of the investment of manpower and resources in warthe volume gives an innovative account of this potential - and why it was realized in the ancient world rather than the medieval west - together with a new analysis of the gunpowder revolution and the inability of rulers to meet the consequential costs within the confines of an organic economysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebased on an original synthesis of 'structural' economic and demographic history with traditionally 'event driven' political and military history, it takes as its starting point ethe second section analyses the constraints imposed by muscle-powered military technology and by the organic economy on the tactical, operational, and strategic use of armed force, and the consequences of the spread of firearms in recorded history's first energy revolutionendemic mass poverty curtailed demand, limiting incentives for investment and innovation, and keeping output growth below what was technologically possiblethe opening section considers the ensuing constraints on productivity, transportation, and the spatial organization of the economyresource shortages prevented rulers from establishing a fiscal apparatus capable of appropriating such resources as were physically availablebut economic inefficiency also created a pool of under-utilized resources that could potentially be mobilized in pursuit of political poweroxfam bookshop wallingford the field and the forge offers a new approach to the pre-industrial past in europe and the mediterranean basin from the roman republic to the fall of napoleonexisting accounts of organic economies emphasize their restricted potential to support economic and political development, but this volume also considers why so much potential remained unrealized
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History of the world kids book the americas and the pacific, new, very good condition, free postage
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The best of the mamas and the papas cd good condition read more
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Lavishly produced, richly colour illustrated/photographsbut without the paper cover sleeve, reason for it being is incredibly reasonably pricedpolynesia: the mark and carolyn blackburn collection of polynesian artcovers hawaii, the cook islands, samoa, tonga, fiji, easter island, aotearoa (new zealand) and on across polynesiathe book is newthis is a stunningly beautiful coffee table bookhigh quality paper and printingif the love the pacific islands, you will love this bookstill a gorgeous book
75 €
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This official first edition biography is signed by the author and personally dedicated sent direct post free within the ukjimmy reveals his struggles with east end gangs, his family links to the krays and the dodgy world of boxing officialsjimmy batten boxing champion tv and film actorhow, when told to stop boxing when diagnosed with brain damage, he carried on being hit by the strongest men in the worldwhen the truth finally came out he went on to become an actor in tv and films
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Unread, in hard boxrrp ÂŁ collection from bognor regis only or postage to be paid read morethe fellowship of the ring the two towers the return of the king paperback booksjrr tolkien collection - the hobbit and lord of the rings trilogy
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Rrp ÂŁ collection from bognor regis only or postage to be paidunread, in hard boxthe fellowship of the ring the two towers the return of the king paperback booksjrr tolkien collection - the hobbit and lord of the rings trilogy
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Folio society the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire i have the full 8book collection here for sale all in very good condition presented in two 4 book hard protective covers the price is ÂŁ115 if you require delivery this is at an additional cost to you collection is also welcome
115 €