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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiotherwise the book is in very good condition) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copieswill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & tracestamp on half title page‘tamburlaine the greatnote in ink on first endpaperit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewhereas the real timur was of turkic-mongolian ancestry and belonged to the nobility, for dramatic purposes marlowe depicts him as a scythian shepherd who rises to the rank of emperorillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignettesa play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 pp’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legmanplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewritten in or , the play is a milestone in elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexityis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, dchristopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecover with minor signs of use
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The caravan is fully equippeddo not send a message from this advert to contact the owner direct and for more details on this holiday home please click the "more details" link at the top of this description and contact the owners from the full advert on our websiteour caravan is located on the devon and cornwall border, around 5 miles from bude and our stunning north coast beachesthe views on site are phenomenal and overlook our beautiful countryside with widemouth bay in the distance2 bedroom caravan for hire on the devon and cornwall boarder - pets welcome
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From transfer dealings to negotiations with agents, from half-time team-talks to training sessions, from scouting trips to team-bonding sprees, from administrators to chairman, from injuries to referees - the gaffer spills the beanssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewarnock draws heavily on a lifetime of experiences at all levels in football, but particularly on his tumultuous spells at crystal palace, queens park rangers, and leeds unitedhow does a top professional football manager cope with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, with living, breathing and sleeping football 24 hours a day, 365 days a year? how does the man in charge handle the ever-present danger of getting sacked in the ultimate results business?neil warnock's the gaffer contains countless insights into the trials and tribulations, the joyous peaks and the soul-destroying troughs of life as a football managerthis wonderful new book takes fans into the changing room, the training ground and the boardroomyou won't have read a football book like this before
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The table top weighs over 200 kilos and is 3 cm thick and 1are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitable designed by belgian artists duo weijers and bormsshipping: transport by courier, after purchase in consultation with the sellerthe work of weijers and borms has been purchased by various museums and in the town hall in ghentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey have entries in the yearbooks philippe stark and allessa dor mendini i no longer have a receipt but i have an email from the artist with confirmationthe table is made of the wood from the peer from nieuwpoort (belgium) and engraved with the test nothing is planned by the sea and the sandthe table top is loose on the base and is made of american tulipa wood and patinated with green-grey tonesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetransport will have to be arranged by the buyer; costs are for the buyercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available05 m wide and is 3 m long
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithree great albums by the legendary english guitarist, singer and songwriter john renbournhe was known for his work in the group pentangle, his solo recordings and his many collaborations with stefan grossman, bert jansch and robin williamsonrenbourn is usually categorized as a folk musician but he also recorded blues, early (medieval and renaissance) classical music and world musicour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe albums: quality: vinyl: vg++ / nm cover: vg ++ john renbourn ?– sir john alot of merrie englandes musyk thyng & ye grene knyghte label: transatlantic records ?– tra 167 format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue country: uk released: later ‘70 genre: rock, folk, world, & country style: folk rock, acoustic notes recorded at sound techniques, londonjohn renbourn ?– the lady and the unicorn label: reprise records ?– rs , reprise records ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue, stereo country: us released: mid ‘70 genre: folk, world, & country john renbourn ?– the nine maidens label: making waves ?– spin 102 format: vinyl, lp, album country: uk released: genre: folk, world, & country john renbourn profile: john renbourn (born 8 august , marylebone, london, england; died 26 march , hawick, scotland) was an english fingerstyle guitarist, singer and songwriterplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesee pictures for detailsthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectlater s stereo reissue with large coloured picture label on side a, in laminated sleevecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Formed in by former the motions guitarist robbie van leeuwenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemanufactured and distributed by philips records quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) shocking blue profile: dutch rock groupformed 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 americasthe 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 explosionquality: 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 groupthe early atlantis () and song of the marching children (), are recommended? includes insert with lyrics, etcearth & fire were able to make some great albums in the processultra 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 ?– pelsmanufactured by philips records ltdcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableon cover, second on labelpink labels with bicycle logoshortly thereafter, mariska veres came as lead vocalistin and , the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “venus”, followed by several other hit singlesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesee pictures for detailsthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectthey 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 '60sare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiearth 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, hilversumtheir first single hit the dutch top 40 intheir biggest international hit was "weekend", a number one single in the netherlands, switzerland, germany, denmark and portugalprinted and made by garrod & lofthouse ltd500 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 cover
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The physicist and the philosopher is a magisterial and revealing account that shows how scientific truth was placed on trial in a divided century marked by a new sense of timesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebergson, who gained fame as a philosopher by arguing that time should not be understood exclusively through the lens of science, criticized einstein's theory of time for being a metaphysics grafted on to science, one that ignored the intuitive aspects of timeshe also discusses how bergson and einstein, toward the end of their lives, each reflected on his rival's legacy-bergson during the nazi occupation of paris and einstein in the context of the first hydrogen bomb explosionjimena canales introduces readers to the revolutionary ideas of einstein and bergson, describes how they dramatically collided in paris, and traces how this clash of worldviews reverberated across the twentieth centurycanales explains how the new technologies of the period-such as wristwatches, radio, and film-helped to shape people's conceptions of time and further polarized the public debateon april , in paris, albert einstein and henri bergson publicly debated the nature of timeoxfam shop kendal paperback as newshe shows how it provoked responses from figures such as bertrand russell and martin heidegger, and carried repercussions for american pragmatism, logical positivism, phenomenology, and quantum mechanicsthe physicist and the philosopher tells the remarkable story of how this explosive debate transformed our understanding of time and drove a rift between science and the humanities that persists todayeinstein considered bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physics
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Some light tanning and some foxing to the textoxfam bookshop hexham covers the career of claverhouse from the accession of king james to the battle of killicrankie, and the death of dundeesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are a few white marks on the front board and signs of wear to the edges and corners and to the top and tail of the spinethis is the third volume, published in , bound in blue boards
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The bibliogov project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the uthese works are now made available through an environmentally friendly, print-on-demand basis, using only what is necessary to meet the required demands of an interested publicranging from historic congressional bills to the most recent budget of the united states government, the bibliogov project spans a wealth of government informationgovernment via print publicationswe invite you to learn of the records of the uin broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prospergovernment, heightening the knowledge and debate that can lead from such publications
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These four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars, cyclops, werewolves, wraiths, ankleslicers, wolves, satyrs, boggles and more• live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (lucy, peter, edmond, susan) in a team-based action adventure • battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars and more • utilise the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure • two-player action featuring all four characters • seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and moresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witchoxfam shop clitheroe the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the walt disney pictures and walden media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author cin order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecyit will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: peter, susan, edmund and lucy pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the witch and her armies and save narnia
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The work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearsvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth centuryart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern art51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's stylethe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspirationit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulation
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The text is in two columns with notes in the margins on both sidesrubbing at the corners and the top & base of the spine, and along the front hinge where is leather is slightly split along the lower partlarge, heavy bible dated on the main title page, on the title page to the new testamentblack leather binding with tooled boards and spine, 5 raised bands on the spine, and gilt decoration on the leather infoldsgilt page edges all round, the binding is tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing on the colour mapson the page containing the names of the books there is a small mauve pen marksome foxing on the title and the following couple of pagesthere is a very occasional foxing spot through the text block but it is remarkably clean and brightoxfam bookshop lymington the title continues: translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majesty's special commandoverall the covers are in excellent conditionyellow endpapers which are a little mottled
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The newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe places and the buildings that are shown on the stamps in this collection are basel university in switzerland, chillon castle in switzerland, basel in switzerland, wittenberg in germany, the parish church of san giorgio in switzerland, the brandenburg gate in germany, flensburg and schleswig in germany, staubbach falls in switzerland, hildeshein in germany, nafels in switzerland, wormser reichstag von in germany, zurich in switzerland, samedan in switzerland, gais in switzerland, kohlbrandbrucke hamberg in germany, wallfahrtskapelle altotting in germany, trifels and pfalz in germany, dresden zwinger raufbau in germany, the gotthard railway in switzerland, st pierre cathedral in geneva in switzerlandand, stift rein-hohenfurth in austria, sporthall in germany, lenzburg castle in switzerland, the bern lotschberg simplon railway and luegelkinn viaduct in switzerland, and schaffhausen in switzerlandsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 37 stamps showing the sights and scenery of germany, austria and switzerlandthe oldest stamps in this collection were issued in and possibly earlier than thatall of the stamps in this collection have been used and have the postmark on them of when they were usedthe stamps in this collection are all in very good conditionin this collection there are stamps that were issued in the s, s, s, s, s, s and ssome of them have the backing of the envelope that they were originally attached to
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the late s, david kahler was deeply inspired by seeing an exhibition of onearly one hundred images edited from this body of work form the core of the railroad and the art of place, along with a selection of earlier pennsylvania railroad steam-era photographs that reflect kahler's interest in the railroad landscape from an early agealso included are three essays by kahler, scott lothes, and jeff brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photographyhe soon began making annual trips to the west virginia and eastern kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "placewinston link photographswith funding for printing provided by the kahler family charitable fund, all sales will go to support the center's work" armed with a used leica m6 and gritty tri-x film, he and his wife made six week-long trips in the dead of winter to photograph trains along the pocahontas division of the norfolk southern railway
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It is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam hussein'the times compact history of the world' is the most comprehensive small-format single-volume illustrated history of the world, richly enhanced with striking maps and photographs and featuring an accessible text by leading academicssee oxfam website for delivery information read more'the times world atlas' is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy-to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger times atlasesdetailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the worldthe introductory section presents an extensive states and territories guide along with thematic maps and statistics on major world themes giving an accurate picture of today's worldall the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's worldthis set is the ideal geography and history referenceoxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history bookscarrying the authority of the times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative guide to the world - past and presentall place names on the maps are fully indexed
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In this beautifully written and carefully researched book laurence whistler recalls his elder brother with love but with detachment, intimately and often with humouras a man rex had charm and was outstandingly generous - liked by everyone and loved by manythe hard cover has a little bumping to all four corners and to the top and bottom of the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet he remained an enigmatic figure, apparently successful and never deeply happylaurence whistler is in a matchless position to record his life, having shared so many experiences with himoxfam bookshop new milton used, good condition, hard cover with dust jacketthe book contains 32 pages of black and white and colour imageshe was still developing his own distinctive style when his career was tragically cut short - in he was killed leading his troop of tanks into action in normandy, aged 39 the dust jacket is rather creased along the top edge and is discoloured in placesinternally the pages are a little tanned but there are no markingshe was an artist in whose work the romantic and the humorous met in a unique waybut, even though he has always had an enthusiastic public, in his lifetime he was almost disregarded by the critics as one who had no part in 'modern' artrex whistler was one of the most gifted figures of the inter-war years
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moresri lanka has more than fifty years' history of pluralist democracy and such issues directly affect the interests of the smallholder populationoxfam bookshop chiswick dr moore's enterprising book focuses on an apparent paradox: the failure of sri lanka's highly politicized smallholder electorate to place on the national political agenda issues relating to the public distribution of material resourcesyet successive sri lankan governments have pursued economic policies favouring food consumers and the state itself at the expense of agricultural producersin exploring the features of sri lanka's history, geography, politics and economy which explain this paradox, the author looks in detail at some of the dominant features of contemporary sri lanka: the political consequences of the plantation experience; the persistence of elite political leadership; and the causes and consequences of ethnic conflict
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Such a role and its function is fascinating, not only in its own right, but also in relation to how it might inform us about the nature and purpose of presented theatresee oxfam website for delivery information read moresometimes these roles are overt ones; sometimes they 'double up' with roles of actors, personages or charactersthe same fascination exists in relation to roles of the narrator and the expositorthe purpose of this book is to investigate the nature of these roles in order to identify their influence upon the performance of medieval playsmany of the audience responses then were concerned with the figure of the prompter as he was seen to operate simultaneously both 'inside' and 'outside' the action of the playthe ability of such a figure to move in and out of the action, and thus different realities, characterizes a relationship to the action and the audiencethese figures are of pivotal significance in the communication of those plays in which they operatein at groningen a production of the towneley second shepherds' play focused on an examination of this conventionoxfam books & music crouch end interest in the content of this book has developed out of an examination of the prompter who operated in full view of the audience and offered all the lines to the players
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Gold embossed designs front and back and gold design and lettering to spinethe second volume is "the danube by william beattie, moxfam bookshop sevenoaks two volumes bound as a set, published for the proprietors by george virtue, 26 ivy lane, undatedblocks are tight, some foxing to pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first volume consists of "the beauties of the bosphorus by miss pardoe, illustrated in a series of views of constantinople and its environs from original drawings by wtissue guarded platesthe volume on the bosphorus has internal cracking of the hinge at the endpapers at the front and a cracked hinge at the back of the book, after the final page, and prior to the four pages of advertisementsillustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by wboards show shelfwear commensurate with age, corners are bumped and scuffedthe spines are labelled "the bosphorus and danube"the volume on the danube has a loose tissue guard at the frontispiece, and hinges cracking at end papers internallyin good used condition for age, bound in blue cloth with embossed design, and blind dentellegold edges to block
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The inspector and silence is followed by the sixth book in the series, the unlucky lotteryhåkan nesser's the inspector and silence is the fifth gripping crime novel in the van veeteren seriesthe strange priest-like figure who leads the sect - oscar yellineck - refuses even to admit anyone is missingfinally van veeteren realizes that to solve this disturbing case, faced with silence and with few clues to follow, he has only his intuition to rely onsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the heart of summer, the country swelters in a fug of heatbut van veeteren's investigations at the pure life go nowhere fastshe tells him that a girl has gone missing from the summer camp of the mysterious the pure life, a religious sect buried deep in the woodsoxfam bookshop cheltenham a swedish crime writer as thrilling as mankell, a detective as compelling as wallanderchief inspector van veeteren is recruited to help solve the mysteryyet even in the face of these new horrors, the remaining members of the sect refuse to co-operate with van veeteren, remaining largely silentthings soon take a sinister turn, however, when a young girl's body is discovered in the woods, raped and strangled; and yellineck himself disappearsin the beautiful forested lake-town of sorbinowo, sergeant merwin kluuge's tranquil existence is shattered when he receives a phone call from an anonymous womanas the body count rises, a media frenzy descends upon the town and the pressure to find the monster behind the murders weighs heavily on the investigative team
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The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared millions of times online - perhaps you've seen them? they've also been recreated by children in schools and hung on hospital wallsthey sometimes even appear on lamp posts and on cafe and bookshop windowsenter the world of charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessonssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wanstead condition: as new a book of hope for uncertain timesperhaps you saw the boy and mole on the comic relief t-shirt, love wins? here, you will find them together in this book of charlie's most-loved drawings, adventuring into the wild and exploring the universal thoughts and feelings that unite us all
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Episodi storici a corteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilarge heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panelan impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil warsthomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)18th-century rebackingbattaglie navaliestc calls for 16 unnumbered pages at the rear of burnet's work, whereas other records call for 12 only, as in the present copya very good copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecomplete with cover page and 26 large platesincluding: 'battle naseby', 'general fairfax with his forces before city oxford', 'kings declaration to his gentry & army september ', 'sea fight between admiral blake and the spaniards' etcan impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , estc t (hooper), r (burnet), t (harris: 750 copies printed), r730 (welwood); wing b (burnet), w (welwood)naval battles and court eventscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spine
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We experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the worlded gorman and simon pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over britain is played out across the skies of europe, from the west of ireland to the german capitalthere is a small worn patch near the top of the spine of the dust jacket and slight bumping to the top of the spine and the corners of the front coverotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome will be new to many readers: the new zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the royal navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of british and german pilots; the swiss baron who claimed to have destroyed six british fighters in a day; the vainglorious commander whose raf squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt nazi invasion plans; and the german bomber pilot who fought the first battle involving foreign troops on british soil since culloden - before repairing to a pub for a pint with soldiers who had taken him prisoneroxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publishedillustrated with contemporary photographs of the pilots and their aircraft, this is an enthralling and original account from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and, above all, humanity
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Emma's memoir,the tent, the bucket and me,is a painfully funny reminder of just what it was like to spend your summer holidays cold, damp but with sand between your toessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether it was swept away by a force ten gale on the welsh coast or suffering copious amounts of food poisoning on a brave trip to the south of france, family holidays alwaysleft them battered and bruisedfor the seventies child, summer holidays didn't mean the joy of centreparcs or the sophistication of a tuscan villabut they never gave upoxfam bookshop cheltenham growing up in the seventies, we were on the brink of the modern agethey meant being crammed into a car with grandma and heading to the coastfor emma kennedy, and her mum and dad, disaster always came along for the ride no matter where they wentwith just a tent for a home and a bucket for the necessities, we would set off on new adventures each year stoically resolving to enjoy ourselvesbut despite a brave new world of casio hand-held calculators and digital watches, one thing remained the same: the family holiday
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Author jill trevelyan is a curator and award-winning writer specialising in twentieth century new zealand artthrough exclusive access to mcleavey's extensive and hitherto untapped archive of letters, diaries, exhibition files and more, this book offers insights into artists represented by mcleavey including: colin mccahon, toss woollaston, len lye, milan mrkusich, bill hammond, gordon walters, michael illingworth, robin white, richard killeen, john reynolds, yvonne todd and many morethe book is in very good, unmarked, clean condition and unclippedoxfam bookshop witney the first biography of peter mcleavey, the charismatic, pioneering art dealer who since the s has shaped new zealand art see oxfam website for delivery information read moremcleavey's personal story is remarkable, but his contemporaries will recognise common themes: the religious upbringing, the struggle to be bohemian in repressive mid-century small town, the challenges of marriage and fatherhood, the dilemma of whether to stay or leave new zealand, and the need to make a markfar more than a simple biography, this examines the growth and development of contemporary new zealand art
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There is some slight foxing to the insidethe disintegration of the regime in is explained in the light of: the chronic weakness of gorbachev's soviet unionoxfam books & music bridport this new book investigates communist rule in east germany from its establishment as a sphere of soviet influence after world war ii to its rapid collapse after the fall of the berlin wallthis clear and comprehensive survey marshals secondary and original primary sources in order to give a unique insight into the gdr's struggles and achievementslater chapters cover the dramatic episodes of the uprising against soviet dominance and the building of the berlin wall inthe bravery of the protestorsthe enduring appeal of west germany's social market economyusing newly available archive material, the early chapters trace the emergence of the gdr out of the soviet zone of occupationthe subsequent stabilisation of the gdr and the establishment of an uneasy compromise between the ruling elites and the population in the later s and s are explained with reference to a range of internal social, economic and political factorsthere is no spine creasing, the binding is tight and there are no loose pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book has some shelf wear which includes bumping to the corners and creasing to the back coverpolitical pluralism
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiinternally, front endpaper loose, title and subsequent few leaves loose at gutter - previous strengthening to margin, resulting in marking and tape residuecondition: 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 storethere is wear and scuffing to the remaining calf, spine cracked, but main block holdingan 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 (85 inches x 5 inches) selling here is an incredibly scarce copy of ramsay's, 'essay on the treatment and conversion of african slavesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease see our images for further descriptiongeneral toning and spotting, stained to margin towards rear of book - see imagesan important eighteenth century workcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerare first editionthe 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 slaves
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinimmo & bain, pphardcover - 19 x 14 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegood book block and decent, bright pagesin good conditionbound in the original linen hardcoverthe binding has wear on the spine extremitiesthe old shekarry - the forest and the field - london, joriginal and complete with the eight illustrationsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe attachment of the book block is loose at the rear covercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicover page; 722 numbered pages, inside, 16 tipped-in engraved plates, depicting french views except for one, depicting mont blanc seen from chamounibookplate of thomas fitz gerald on the front counter-plateeach volume is illustrated by copious engravingscoeval full havana-coloured binding with embossing and gold edging on the plates; spine redone with inadequate leather; marbled edges and endpapersour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehere we describe the fourth volume of the original london edition, which tells of the trips to francethe first story is "a journey to paris in the year " by dra six-volume american edition of pinkerton's travel collection was published in philadelphia incopy in good condition, except for the redone spine and sporadic mildew or yellowingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe last two narratives concern the mountains: horace-bénédict de saussure’s story "an account of the attempts that have been made to attain the summit of mont blanc"; and louis-fransois ramond's "journey to the summit of mont perdu" dates back tocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemartin lister, an english naturalist and physician; travels during the years and followed, with a focus on the agricultural resources of france described by the agronomist arthur youngfourth volume of a collection of the most renowned and interesting travels in all parts of the world, consisting of 17 volumes written by the scottish historian and poet john pinkerton, published for the first time in britain in
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A 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 controlsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis volume offers a substantial discussion of ancient monarchies from the viewpoint of the ruler's courtthe case studies confirm that ancient monarchies created the conditions for the emergence of a court and court societythe culturally specific conditions in which these monarchies functioned meant variety in the character of the ruler's court from one society to anotherthis approach is broadly inspired by work on courts in later periods of history, especially early-modern franceoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear and scuffing to dust covers, good overall condition monarchy was widespread as a political system in the ancient worldthe 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 dynasty
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