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Oxfam bookshop swanage condition: used good inscription on all copies good condition in full leather spine on eighth edition partially missed all pages intact published by hamilton, balfour, & neil dated see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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All volumes will be beautifully produced, and have comprehensive introductions and detailed annotationfiction and non-fiction volumes will also contain a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantswaugh was 19 when his first oxford review appeared, 31 when the spectator printed his last review ofalexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson, is editing a twelve-volume personal writings sequence for the series, intercalating over letters with the complete, unexpurgated diarieswaughs works are placed in their rich literary and historical context, enabling readers to appreciate for the first time the range and complexity of his thinking and artistic practice, and linking this to the work of his contemporaries in britain, america and europethis first volume of evelyn waugh's articles, essays, and reviews contains every traceable piece of journalism that research could uncover written by waugh between january , when he first went up to oxford, and december , when he had recently returned from british guiana and was enjoying the runaway success of a handful of dustlong interred in fashion magazines, popular newspapers, sober journals, undergraduate reviews, and bbc archives, 110 of the 170 pieces in the volume have never before been reprintedseveral typescripts of articles and reviews are published here for the first time, as are a larger number of unsigned pieces never before identified as waugh'sthe volume embraces university journalism; essays from waugh's years of drift after oxford; forcefully emphatic articles and contrasting sophisticated reviews written for the metropolitan press from to (the most active and enterprising years of waugh's career); reports for three newspapers of a coronation in abyssinia and essays for the times on the condition of ethiopia and on british policy in arabiathe edition's general editor is alexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson and editor of the twelve-volume personal writings sequenceoriginal texts, so easily distorted in the production process, have been established as far as possible using manuscript and other controlsoxfam bookshop victoria the complete works of evelyn waugh offers the first scholarly edition of waugh's work, bringing together all of his extant writings and graphic art: novels, biographies, travel writing, short fiction, essays, articles, reportage, reviews, poems, juvenilia, parerga, drawings, and designsfinally, in early waugh travelled for three months in remote british guiana, resulting in nine travel articles and a handful of dust, acclaimed as one of the most distinguished novels of the centurythis volume is part of the complete works of evelyn waugh critical edition, which brings together all waugh's published and previously unpublished writings for the first time with comprehensive introductions and annotation, and a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantsthis is a young writer's book, and the always lucid articles and reviews it presents read as fresh and lively, as challenging and opinionated, as the day they first appearedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe origins of the works are explored, and annotations to each piece seek to assist the modern readerno other edition of a british novelist has been undertaken on this scalethe complete works will revolutionize waugh studies, and offer new insights for twentieth-century literary and cultural studies generallyonly 15% of waugh's letters have previously been published
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The spectator himself unties the signed bill from the end of the yarn2 bonus super effects getthe yarn and fry your audiences! the ball of wool is in the spectator's hand since the beginning of the show
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volumes 3-6 other volumes similar layoutthe imperial gazetteer of england and wales; six volumesthe 6 volumes dated contain about printed pages in each volumedouble-page colour maps and black and white engravings in the six volumesthe volume covers are a little fragile but volumes are considered as a reading copy generally in a fair conditiondioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: these dated and published 6 volumes were carefully updated with new revised information at the timedouble page plan of london, metropolitan burghs and southern and eastern environs and a double page plan of the town & burgh of liverpool with birkenheadare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume 1 coloured chart of the bristol channel for the frontispiececatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available25 pages of maps and also engraved viewspacked with interesting information on the many towns and villages throughout england and walescomprehensive gazette all towns and villages and communities without a church called hamlets throughout england and wales showing details of eachour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storearranged in double columnsall in alphabetical order the history topography industry and situation of eacheach volume has maps & engraved views protected by tissue guardsvolume 2 plan of hull for the frontispiece an engraved view of liverpool coloured maps of the channel islands, and a double page plan of leedsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Binding 1 (3 volumes): title page present for volumes 2 & 3binding 2 (3 volumes): title page present for volumes 5 & 6first edition - 6 volumes in 2 bindings - in folio formatare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe bindings with restored covers are in good condition with the usual light signs of wear - adorned spines with 6 crackled raised bands and lacks on the crowns - blunt cornersrestored bindings with 19th century percaline covers but the original spines have been preservedan important promoter of the cistercian order, he was canonised and thus became saint bernard of clairvauxcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available"bernard of clairvaux () was a preacher and spiritual monkhe was declared a doctor of the catholic church involume 6: 92 pp"sancti patris bernardi abbatis claravallensis theodidacti et melliflui ecclesiae doctoris operum" translation: saint bernard, abbot of clairvaux, theodidacti ciels, and doctor of the churchour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: old restoration of the 1st & last pages damaged in the 2 volumes, the rest of the texts are in good, used condition, aged, yellowed without particular dramaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Both volumes show wear and tear to the outer leather coversthese two volumes are bound in full leather with marbled boardsboth volumes show some foxing particularly present on the first few pages up until the title pagethe top, bottom and fore edges of both volumes are marbled, the internal marbling is in beautiful conditionthe front and back covers of both volumes are starting to detach slightly interally along the gutter but the binding otherwise feels tight  see oxfam website for delivery information read morecompiled from the latest and best authoritiesthere is all some minor creasing but generally the internal pages and clean the dictionary is beautifully interspersed with etched illustrationsthere is lots of embossed gold detail to the spine and the edges of the front and back coversthere is some small tears, stains and some significant scuffing to the leather to the top and bottom and corner edgespage is completely detached in volume 1 but still presentthe leather on the front and back covers has a cross hatched embossed pattern on itoxfam bookshop keynsham the imperial gazetteer; a general dictionary of geography, physical, political, statistical and descriptivedecorative spines with raised bands, titles in gold
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Collection of 20 volumes of the complete works of charles de gaulle: - mémoires de guerre: 6 volumes - le grand témoin: 5 volumes - discours et messages: 7 volumes - mémoires d’espoir: 2 volumes the books are all illustrated with a portrait of the general in frontispiecelike new conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethere are also many maps and facsimiles of letters or writingsbeautiful cardboard publisher’s binding, decorated coversour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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A few stains on the top edge of all the 4 volumesall the volumes show traces of adhesive tape (now removed) on their spinesthe first 32 volumes came out (not following a chronological order) likely between and (sized 23 x 30 cm, cafter a few issues, the volumes show the following words: “edizione fuori commercio in tiratura limitata per soli collezionisti a cura di luigi olmeda” (collector-only off-market edition, edited by luigi olmeda)hardcover with dust jacketit was published by an anonymous amateur publisher hidden behind the acronym: the duckie comic clubare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepages in black and whitelanguage: italianthe complete carl barks issues nosour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: good to excellentsize: 23 x 30 cmby the dukie comic club collector-only off-market edition, edited by luigi olmeda32 closed the chronology of comic stories entirely created by barks and starts recollect those stories of which he had only written the script, then the illustrated stories, the covers of the american books and other materiala 33-volume book series that offers the complete disney works of carl barks for the very first timeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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This is the early edition of english translation in these volumesthese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languagethese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationcondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiiare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis 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 successorsganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishthe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (cwith original red cloth covers, slight bumped cornerstraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasaref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also kbinding slightly-loose in volume iii & ivprinted calcutta - kolkata indiaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hiddenthe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?agenerally good conditionapprox 500 pages each volumecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe 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 bceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Condition: all volumes are ex-library and have the related characteristicsthe other volumes in paper covers, sewn book blocks, are in good conditioncompiled set of four volumes in the original paper covers and one volume in the original blue linen binding with logo - x, 340, x, 336, (vi), 630, ix, 364, ix, 332 ppthe book block has been re-gluedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicontents: international tribunal sitting at nuremberg, germany, proceedings period 2nd february - april 3rdfive consecutive volumes: 6, 7, 8 (in linen binding), 9 and 10shipping with registrationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea total of 5 booksthe tables of contents have been photographedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinterrogations of nazi leaders, their organisations and witnesses(4 x) 24 x 15 cm(1 x) 24 x 16 cmthe shocking topics are various and each volume is a stand-aloneplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe binding of volume 8 has clear signs of wear, see photos
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volumes come without slipcasethe volumes were selected by, and under the general editorship of, british historian felipe fernandez-armesto, and published by the folio society a history of england () is a series of reprints of twelve classic, magisterial volumes of different periods of english history, together constituting a continuous history from ancient roman times to the end of the 20th centurym trevelyan5) anglo-saxon england written by peter hunter blair editionh keen4) england under the stuarts written by goxfam shop hebden bridge 5 x volumes: 1) england under the tudors written by gt clanchy3) england in the later middle ages written by msee oxfam website for delivery information read morer elton2) early medieval england written by m
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All volumes are cracked along the edges of the spinesvolumes 1-6 the invasion of the crimea; its origin and an account of its progress down to the death of lord raglan by alexander william kinglake containing multiple plates / fold out maps uniform volumes 22 x 14 cm hardbackvolume pages published in volume pages published in volume pages published in volume pages published in volume pages published in volume pages published in these books are all ex-libris books so contain the stamps and stickers in all the volumesplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe spines have white writing on them as seencatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery few of the maps have tears, but they are shown if a map does contain a tearour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepublished by william blackwood and sonsvolume 1 and 4 have pieces missing from the top of the spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Neatly inked name on flyleaf of volumes 1, 3 and 4the jewish war recounts the jewish revolt against roman occupation75) and antiquities of the jews (coxfam bookshop newport a record of jewish history, with special emphasis on the first century ce and the first jewish–roman war ( ce) comprising the jewish war (crebound in in mottled glossy brown paper covered boardsantiquities of the jews recounts the history of the world from a jewish perspective for an ostensibly greek and roman audienceneatly pencilled name on front endpaper of volume 1these works provide valuable insight into first century judaism and the background of early christianity, and are the chief source next to the bible for the history and antiquity of ancient palestinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresporadic foxing and and generally evenly tanned throughoutspeckled edge to text blocks
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The main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadaall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication involume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands invery small tear to spine on volume iithe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiisee oxfam website for delivery information read moreappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companythe voyage to australia and tahitivolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsit covers the coast of north americaall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust cover
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Ford (henry justice ford)—the first two volumes shared with gfour of the volumes from to were published by "mrsin all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in the blue poetry book" the 12 coloured fairy books were illustrated by hthe best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales known as andrew lang's "coloured" fairy books or andrew lang's fairy books of many coloursaccording to anita silvey, "the irony of lang's life and work is that although he wrote for a profession—literary criticism; fiction; poems; books and articles on anthropology, mythology, history, and travelwallis mills also contributed some illustrationsedited by andrew lang, 9 plates and numerous illustrations in text by h j ford blue cloth bindinggold gilt titled design to boards is missing and spine is fadedmore scans of the book availablehe made most of the selections, while his wife and other translators did a large portion of the translating and retelling of the actual stories, as acknowledged in the prefacesuse your credit card and pay me with paypalbook is tight, no looseness, pages with odd finger marks and foxing, spine is undamaged if pulled to head and tail a littlejacomb-hood and lancelot speed respectively, and the sequels alonehe is best recognized for the works he did not writeandrew lang () was a scots poet, novelist, and literary criticfree uk postage! andrew lang's fairy books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between and
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All volumes in good condition: slight damage to paper dust jacket (see pictures); interiors in perfect conditionhard-to-find volumes of the work in which christopher tolkien elaborates on the work of his father jpart 4: the shaping of middle-earthpart 7: the treason of isengardare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart 5: the lost road and other writingsfourth edition pagescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith a lot of unpublished work and backgrounds of the world of tolkienparts 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the history of middle-earthour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefour volumes: parts 4, 5, 6 and 7part 6: the return of the shadowfirst edition pagesthe history of middle-earthplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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volumes and 12 are missinghis lives of the saints was first published in 4 volumes between andoxfam shop kendal 8 volumes of 12 volume set (one for each month of the year, and day by day within each month) of butler's lives of the saints, printed by thomas richardson and son for the catholic book society between andvolume 4, aprilvolume 8, augusthardbacks bound in green cloth with gilt lettering on spine; bindings are in very poor condition with spine and front or back cover detached in most cases, and some crude mends with sellotapealban butler () was an english roman catholic priest and hagiographervolume 3, marcheach volume measures 8see oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume 9, septembervolume 11, novembertext pages are generally in good condition, with very little foxing3 cm, with thickness varying from 2
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109 tunes in the 2 volumesthis reprint in two volumes contains the music preserved in the fitzwilliam museum, cambridgeintroductory text in english and germanoxfam music shop reading this is a collection of virginal music was originally published innothing is know of its history beforethere are 2 volumes, listed separately due to postage constraints but sold together, each at £9illustration and description apply to bothsome dust staining on the top edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morecovers and pages in excellent conditionthe original is a small folio volume of 220 leaves of paper, 209 filled with music
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Oxfam bookshop keynsham this set of books contains 3 volumes  - 2 main large volumes ( and pages) which date from and a smaller supplement (502 pages) which dates fromthere is slight damage to the internal binding at the end of the 2 main volumesthe end papers are marbledsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is foxing throughoutthey are leatherbound with gilt detail to the cover and spinethis imperial dictionary contains hundreds of lovely black and white illustrations within the text and one plateon the recto page of volume 1 there is a charming inscribed list of all the owners of the books since the early sthe pages are in good conditionthe covers and spines have scuffs and tears
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The binding of all volumes is sound and tight, the cloth of all volumes is in excellent order, and the contents of all volumes are close to as newincluding index volume ivthe spines of the jackets have all lightened, and the jackets all have minor marks and other light wear, mainly on the backs or edges or at cornersoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames five volume set, all hardcovers in dust jacketssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a small amount of spotting of the top edges of the page blocksincluding index volume iicombined size 25including index volume v: appendices & comprehensive indexincluding index combined weight 5 kgincluding index volume iii
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames two uniform volumes bound in green leather with gilt titles to front and spine and gilt initials to frontcombined weight 275gthe volumes: a joy for ever (and its price in the market), being the substance (with additions) of two lectures on the political economy of art delivered at manchester, july 10th and 13th the two paths, being lectures on art and its application to decoration and manufacture delivered in a joy for ever: corners slightly rubbed, spine faded (the title lettering remains bright), binding sound with hinges secure, contents clean and brightribbon marker in place but shortenedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe two paths: corners and edges (including gilt top edge) a little rubbed, spines faded (the title lettering remains bright), front hinge cracked, contents clean and brightcombined size 15ribbon marker in place
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The ebooks are accessed with the norton shakespeare digital edition registration code included in the print volumesthe print and digital bundles offer students a great reading experience in two ways - printed volumes for their lifetime library and digital editions ideal for in-class useoxfam books & music aberdeen published in third edition this volume covers early plays and poems these individual volumes extracted from the norton shakespeare bring to readers a meticulously edited new text that reflects current textual-editing scholarship and introduces innovative teaching featuressee oxfam website for delivery information read moreevery introduction, note, gloss and bibliography has been reconsidered in light of reviewers' suggestions, and new textual introductions and performance notes reflect the extensive new scholarship in these fields
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47 volumes in totalbeautifully presented in a red cover with gold tooling and the science volumes in navy with gold toolingmuch nicer to handle than searching for information on the internetcollection from sittingbourneexcellent conditionthe complete 15th edition of encyclopedia britannica with 8 annuals plus 7 " science and the future " editions
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' matthew dennison, the spectator see oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile, peregrine 'woody' beeching, one of bertie's oldest chums, is desperate to regain the trust of his fiancée amelia, sir henry's tennis-mad daughterbertie, you see, has met georgiana on the côte d'azurjeeves and the wedding bells is a masterpieceoxfam books & music durham a gloriously witty novel from sebastian faulks using pfaulks's plot is bang on-messageon this occasion, however, it is jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while bertie finds himself below stairs - and he doesn't care for it at allbertie wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in cannes, finds himself at the stately home of sir henry hackwood in dorsetand though she is clever and he has a reputation for foolish engagements, it looks as though this could be the real thingfaulks captures perfectly both the tone and the spirit of wodehouse's originalswodehouse's much-loved characters, jeeves and wooster, fully authorised by the wodehouse estatebertie is more than familiar with the country house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to jeeves, his gentleman's personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressed'at two memorable moments in jeeves and the wedding bells i did indeed laugh until i criedhowever, georgiana is the ward of sir henry hackwood and, in order to maintain his beloved melbury hall, the impoverished sir henry has struck a deal that would see georgiana becoming mrs rupert venableslove, as so often, is at the root of the confusionbut why would this necessitate bertie having to pass himself off as a servant when he has never so much as made a cup of tea? could it be that the ever-loyal, spinoza-loving jeeves has an ulterior motive?evoking the sunlit days of a time gone by, jeeves and the wedding bells is a delightfully witty story of mistaken identity, a midsummer village festival, a cricket match and love triumphantthis is a pitch-perfect undertaking: proof, almost a century after his debut, that jeeves may not be so inimitable after all
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford each of the 12 years has three volumes - march, july and november each volume originally cost ÂŁ eacheach volume covers a number of mathematical topics such as: durer's magic tesseract integer sequences that behave as fibonacci-lucas pairs folding a triangle reflections on the woolwich ferry the presidential address the gaps between the sums of two squares relations on sets volumes years weighs around 10kg see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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If you can't get to the french laundry, you can now re-create at home the very experience wine spectator described as "as close to dining perfection as it getsone hundred and fifty superlative recipes are exact recipes from the french laundry kitchen-no shortcuts have been taken, no critical steps ignored, all have been thoroughly tested in home kitchensthe most transformative cookbook of the century celebrates this milestone by showcasing the genius of chef/proprietor thomas keller himselfkeller is a wizard, a purist, a man obsessed with getting it rightand this, his first cookbook, is every bit as satisfying as a french laundry meal itself: a series of small, impeccable, highly refined, intensely focused coursesmost dazzling is how simple keller's methods are: squeegeeing the moisture from the skin on fish so it sautées beautifully; poaching eggs in a deep pot of water for perfect shape; the initial steeping in the shell that makes cooking raw lobster out of the shell a cinch; using vinegar as a flavor enhancer; the repeated washing of bones for stock for the cleanest, clearest tastes no signs of useiacp award winner marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the acclaimed french laundry restaurant in the napa valley-"the most exciting place to eat in the united states" (the new york times)from innovative soup techniques, to the proper way to cook green vegetables, to secrets of great fish cookery, to the creation of breathtaking desserts; from beurre monté to foie gras au torchon, to a wild and thoroughly unexpected take on coffee and doughnuts, the french laundry cookbook captures, through recipes, essays, profiles, and extraordinary photography, one of america's great restaurants, its great chef, and the food that makes both uniqueoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the french laundry cookbook thomas keller good, price not clipped, slight wear to the dust jacket and boards"  see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Both volumes first editionsboth volumes with black & white plates and folding maps black cloth, silver titles, both volumes tight, square and clean, but with some bumps to corners and edgesincluding appendices and indexesincluding indexes; vol 2 xiv, 555 ppdust jackets rubbed and bumped with a few short, closed edge-tears (and a discreet tape repair for volume 2), light marking to rear panels, neither jacket price clipped and both now in removable protective coversoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames volsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecombined size 22combined weight g
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The spectator gets a great impression of the particular atmosphere caused by the harmony of nature and religious placesprinted title + 1 folding map + 216 pare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available'le premier album anglais publié sur l'oisans et le dauphiné au début du 19ème siècle, superbement illustréclay for) george virtue, , in-4to, 280 x 225 mm, engraved front (portrait of william beattie md) + engraved title with view+ 4 llfirst edition of the first english album published on the oisans and the dauphiny at the beginning of the 19th century, with fine engravings showing many calm and hidden places all around the valleys of piemont and the savoie, etc70 engraved plates with the origrare et très recherché' (perret)migèves, cluse et viu) et le piémontour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeil comporte également des planches sur la savoie (eplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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For more than thirty years from he was an indefatigable fiction reviewer for periodicals including the spectator and saturday reviewhe becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous game of deceit and desire, until his role brings him to a shocking and premature revelationthe haunting story of a young boy's awakening into the secrets of the adult world, the go-between is also an unforgettable evocation of the boundaries of edwardian societybut, visited a second time, the knowledge of approaching, unavoidable tragedy makes it far more poignant and painful'express see oxfam website for delivery information read moreif you enjoyed the go-between, you might like barry hines's a kestrel for a knave, also available in penguin modern classicsoxfam bookshop hertford lleslie poles hartley () was born in whittlesey, cambridgeshire, and educated at harrow and balliol college, oxford'the past is a foreign country: they do things differently there'when one long, hot summer, young leo is staying with a school-friend at brandham hall, he begins to act as a messenger between ted, the farmer, and marian, the beautiful young woman up at the hallhis other novels include the go-between (), which was adapted into an internationally-successful film starring julie christie and alan bates, and the hireling (), the film version of which won the palme d'or at the cannes film festivalhartley's moving exploration of a young boy's loss of innocence the go-between is edited with an introduction and notes by douglas brooks-davies in penguin modern classics'magical and disturbing'independent 'on a first reading, it is a beautifully wrought description of a small boy's loss of innocence long agohis first book, night fears () was a collection of short stories; but it was not until the publication of eustace and hilda (), which won the james tait black prize, that hartley gained widespread recognition as an author
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He is devoted to ireland, to its soft speech and its frequently ugly deeds, and he combines them in a sort of elegy'oxfam bookshop cheltenham carriglas is the island estate off county cork where sarah pollexfen goes to live as governess to her wealthy cousins on the eve of the first world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'the silence in the garden' won the yorkshire post book of the year awardand somewhere in the tranquil garden of carriglas there are secrets waiting to be discoveredhelplessly, sarah watches her cousins lead increasingly isolated and empty lives as if punishing themselves for a past crimewriting in the spectator, anita brookner said, 'trevor is a specialist in brooding regret and a discoverer of past crimes
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