The spys bedside book
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Graham and hugh greene’s bedside book includes detailed tips for both the beginner and expert spy, with chapters including: hazards of the profession, tricks of the trade, some simple disguises, and spare time activities"the spy's bedside book" edited by graham greene / hugh greene rupert-hart davis - first uk edition first printing - first edition of this sampler of excerpts from some of the greatest spy novelists of all timejacket design by aare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeoctavo, original clothplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
32 €
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Gorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timewas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfwith the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centuriesthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedhe went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and tfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earthbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationsas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skybirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birds
49 €
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Covers such subjects as nonviolence, simplicity, dress, scripture, and living life in the manner of the society friendsbw illustrated by doris canterdust jacket torn top and base on spineoxfam bookshop holmfirth extracts of writers eg fox, comments and essays on the faith and practice of early quakersno inscriptions in textsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefaded and soiledpale blue boards
13 €
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Train your brain to compete with the smartest in the country with this stimulating book of puzzlesfor those who often found themselves stumped with the first book, the gchq puzzle book 2 offers even more starter puzzles to get those brains warmed upoxfam bookshop royal exchange square the gchq team's second puzzle book - full of both harder and easier brain teasers - is the perfect companion for anyone who loves a challengenot only that, but in celebration of gchq's centenary, the puzzles in this new book sit alongside stories, facts and photos from the organisation's first 100 years at the heart of the nation's securitywith this book, you get exclusive snapshots into the organisation that keeps us all safepuzzle aficionados needn't worry though, as there is also an 'even harder' section to test everyone to their limitsfrom the government code & cipher school, to bletchley park, through to protecting against cyberattacks, the security of our country is in the hands of gchqif you haven't yet tested yourself with the first instalment of the gchq puzzle book, check it out now!'this is the perfect gift to fuel his ludicrous presumption that he could have definitely been a spy - even better if he's already dog-eared the first version' huffington post see oxfam website for delivery information read more'fiendishly tricky' daily mailwith their first bestselling book, the gchq puzzle book, the uk's intelligence and security experts tested us with puzzles, codes and real-life entrance tests from their archivesnow, they are back with a new collection of head-scratching, mind-boggling and brain-bending puzzles that will leave you pondering for hours
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham train your brain to beat the smartest minds in britain with the original official puzzle book for the gchq teamin this book you will find:- tips on how to get into the mindset of a codebreaker- puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brain-bending- a competition section where we search for britain's smartest puzzlerwith hundreds of stimulating puzzles, the gchq puzzle book is the perfect companion and will keep you occupied as you attempt to beat the smartest brains in britainas frustrating, divisive and annoying as it is deeply fulfilling' guardian'ideal for the crossword enthusiast' daily telegraphlooking for more ways to test yourself? the gchq puzzle book 2, a new collection of head-scratching, mind-boggling and brain-bending puzzles is out now! see oxfam website for delivery information read morewould gchq recruit you? pit your wits against the people who cracked enigma in the official puzzle book from britain's top secret intelligence and security organisationover the years, their codebreakers have helped keep our country safe, from the bletchley park breakthroughs of wwii to the modern-day threat of cyber attackwhether they're recruiting new staff or challenging each other to the toughest christmas quizzes and treasure hunts imaginable, puzzles are at the heart of what gchq doesnow they're opening up their archives of decades' worth of codes, puzzles and challenges for everyone to trygood luck!'fiendishso it comes as no surprise that, even in their time off, the staff at gchq love a good puzzle
4 €
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A pristine edition of the ultimate guitar book as picturedthe book is in wonderful condition and comes with the original dust coverit's a heavy book at around gms so postage, if required, will reflect thisthe images are of the actual book itself, which is hardback and are not stock imagesit is an excellent reference book and is, in short, a comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to the story of the modern guitari will consider all reasonable offerssome famous players also appear from time to timepublished by dorling kindersley in , written by tony bacon in collaboration with paul dayincluding the index, it runs to 192 pages and is packed with excellent pictures of the world’s most rare and sought after guitarsclearly, collection is the preferred option
5 €
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The great big book of bedtime stories & rhymesa lovely book for young children who enjoy looking at booksthis book will be lovely for children under 6 years of age, although some children will enjoy memorising and singing some of the nursery rhymes and may attempt to read some of the easier wordsin pristine condition301 pages of beautifully illustrated stories and nursery rhymes which any young child will enjoy having read to them
7 €
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Nineteen years after its first printing, bradley trevor greive's global bestseller the blue day book has become a modern classic and is still bringing smiles to readers around the worldan ideal gift the blue day book illustrated edition is a marvellous relaunch of the original collection that conveys inspirational and poignant text, now brilliantly paired with illustrations of a wonderfully expressive elephant and because we all still have bad days now and then, the time is right for an illustrated edition of this uniquely funny, compassionate book that inspired an entire genre of uplifting gift books not only are the words designed to lift the spirits of anyone who's got the blues, the whimsical illustrations create a beautiful, visual story for readers to follow along still included, of course, are the original, warm, supportive messages and humorous insights guaranteed to raise the spirits of anyone feeling down and bluesee oxfam website for delivery information read more no one who has lips will be able to read it without smiling; it's guaranteedthis special edition features stunning new illustrations created by claire keane, the artist and animator who created the art for disney's frozenoxfam bookshop brighton brand new
4 €
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The real soul book in new mint condition for salea really great book with a wide range of 63 soul classics with detailed transcriptions that includes piano, guitar, bass, horns and drum notation and rhythm tracks for blues brothers, ray charles, james brown, aretha franklin, stevie wonder, diana ross, supremes, marvin gaye, smokey robinson, the temptations, four tops, the jacksons, chic, sister sledge, earth wind & fire, the commodores, janis joplin, sly stone, chaka khan, the commitments, otis redding, in ring binder that stays open! includes such greats as aint no mountain high enough, soul man, le freak, mess around, mustand sally, my girl, papa was a rolling stone, papa's got a brand new bag, i feel good, play that funky music, respect, think, aint no sunshine, baby love, dancing in the street, express yourself, piece of my heart, funkytown, good times, hold on, i feel for you, heard it through the grapevine, reach out i'll be there, you really got a hold on me, we are family, yo uearlly got a hold on me, stop in the name of love, second that emotion, superstition, isnt she lovely, just my imagination, lady marmalade, offers considered also for sale hal leonard basic blues for piano, blues, boogie and piano tuition book and cd
19 €
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More scans of the book availablein all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in the blue poetry bookbook is tight, no looseness, pages with odd finger marks and foxing, spine is undamaged if pulled to head and tail a little" 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 illustrationsford (henry justice ford)—the first two volumes shared with gedited 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 fadedhe 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 paypaljacomb-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 andfour of the volumes from to were published by "mrs
19 €
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There is book 4 the ironwood tree and book 5 the wrath of mulgaraththe spiderwick chronicles book 4&5 in great condition
5 €
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White buffalo – the canadian yarn book no 1 the book contains seven designs with instructions and graphsthe book is in beautiful condition with no marks or tears, looks unusedfrom a pet and smoke free home
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This hardback book is in excellent conditionit includes a dust cover which is rare for a book of this agethe dumpy pocket book of aircraft and flight general editor henry sampson sampson low londonc sampson low, marston & cothe dust cover has 2 small tears on the front cover and one larger tear on the back, which should be repairablea collector's item
33 €
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book binding:paperbackthe 3d type book3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill siteseach month we recycle over 2author:agathe jacquillatall of our paper waste is recycled and turned into corrugated cardboard
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Title: the edible mushroom bookproduct category: booksbinding: hardcovercondition: very goodlist price (msrp)authors: laessoe, thomas, del conte, anna
20 €
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Oxfam books & music beeston the donald duck book published by birn brothers ltd by arrangement with walt disney - mickey mouse ltd december stories, comic strip and poemshard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated front cover depicting donald duck standing on the word 'book' clicking the fingers of his left hand, whilst holding another book in his left hand titled 'wise cracks', yellow cloth spinebumping to spinedamage to bottom of front cover, general handling marks, staining to bottom of first two pages and foxing to edge of pagesplain grey paper to the rear cover, mickey and minnie mouse illustrated end paperspages are tightly bound and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreready to be coloured in by artistic child! inscription to verso of first story "enid mary day" in pencil and underlined colour frontispieceblack and white illustrations
45 €
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This hardback book is in excellent conditionit includes a dust cover which is rare for a book of this agethe dumpy pocket book of aircraft and flight general editor henry sampson sampson low london c sampson low, marston & coa collector's itemcan post for extra chargethe dust cover has 2 small tears on the front cover and one larger tear on the back, which should be repairable
3 €
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Dorset in colour - the cotman color book series by jarrold this book is part of the cotman color book series by jarroldnice vintage item with plenty of history within its covers and full colour pictures throughout
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4 menza books the mesa puzzle book the giant book of mesa puzzles mensa - boost you iq sudoko 4 price £5 +p+p but collection free near m56 j10 wa4 5pt in excellent condition, has been read, but looked after as new read more
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99 each age 7+ price is for the 3 book set read morea set of 3 the pony detectives stories by belinda rapley 1 - moonlight star of the show 2 - scout and the mystery of the marsh ponies 3 - puzzle the runaway pony good condition, a little creasing on the cover of book 1
5 €
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book of cartoons from the then sporting life fromsporting life horse racing -laugh with the life cartoon book illustrated by williams froma collectable item for the horse race enthusiast or a great giftfront cover has a small pen mark on top right corner(the sporting life horse racing newspaper ended in the late 's / early 's) each page has a cartoon illustrated by the then sporting life cartoon artist "williams"92 pages of cartoons
15 €
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I have for sale a hardback leatherette version of this the pilgrims progress book like new the pilgrims progress is just an ordinary book? and that is not the only obstacle there is not only the childish surrender there is the adolescent revoltpublished in author john bunyan can be posted if required please enquire about the cost read more
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The book has a matching plain green slipcase, which is in very good condition save for some small white marks to the spine of the case see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is bound in green cloth and has green and white matching head and tail bands  it includes an introduction by jack zipesoxfam bookshop west bridgford this folio society edition of 'the green fairy book' is in a used 'like new' condition, save for a small tear to the edge of page 287 and a small white mark to the edge of the front coverthe spine and cover are beautifully illustrated and the edition contains many lovely black and white and colour illustrations by julian de narvaez
45 €
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The italian cinema book is an essential guide to the most important historical, aesthetic and cultural aspects of italian cinema, from to the present daywith contributions from 39 leading international scholars, the book is structured around six chronologically organised sections: the silent era () the birth of the talkies and the fascist era () postwar cinematic culture () the golden age of italian cinema () an age of crisis, transition and consolidation ( to the present) new directions in critical approaches to italian cinema acutely aware of the contemporary 'rethinking' of italian cinema history, peter bondanella has brought together a diverse range of essays which represent the cutting edge of italian film theory and criticismoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells very good conditionthis provocative collection will provide the film student, scholar or enthusiast with a comprehensive understanding of the major developments in what might be called twentieth-century italy's greatest and most original art formsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreminor shelfwear only: slight bumping to corners
22 €
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Entertaining hands-on pop-up book for the young architectoxfam bookshop market harborough the architecture pop-up book - anton radevskythe chrysler building flagpole seems reluctant to pop up; otherwise everything is in full working ordersee oxfam website for delivery information read morefourteen clever pop-up designs of famous buildingsfirst editionglossy boards, slightly marked, one small tear to the rear hinge and one dent to the lower edgethames & hudsonneither defect is significant
12 €
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The gig bag book of picture chords for all guitarists compiled by len vogler - yours for £300 this book is in very good condition, page by page fully illustrated guide to learn how to play the guitar
3 €
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Gary sobers autobiography and the observer's book of cricket: 2 for £300 gary sobers my autobiography published - absorbing read for the cricket fan; peter smith's the observer's book of cricket publication - hardback with dust jacket
3 €
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() the suffolk village book describes over 150 villages throughout the countythe suffolk village book by harold mills west - paperback in good condition
1 €
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This book has equal parts pop culture, ginger facts, and humorous stories about what it's like to actually have red hairthe big redhead book: inside the secret society of red hair is an inside look into one of the most elite societies in the world--the real two percent
19 €
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Great reference book to learn & enjoythe crystal bible book by judy hallspiritual, mental, psychological, emotional physical effects of each crystalcovers in the identify, practical, esoteric properties of each crystals and there meaning including the healingrrp £ in good conditioncollection only please
8 €