The story of the british race
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Oxfam books & music olney the story of the british pacific fleet reprint of the first editionin very good condition and complete with unclipped dust jacketvery slight shelf wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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This is his storyit is the autobiography of the british soldierthis is the story of britain at war from the perspective of that manwinner of impossible victories, cannon fodder for the western front, thin khaki line against hitler - wherever and whenever, the british soldier has done his duty - and morein a comprehensive series of first-hand accounts, this anthology offers a huge variety of views on the experience of war: from a letter written by oliver cromwell to the speaker of parliament, to a first world war's soldier's last letter home to his son, and a powerful description of what it was like to be on the sir galahad when it was hit by a missile in the falklands conflict of the 80s, right up to life as a soldier on the ground in basrasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham from agincourt to waterloo, from dunkirk to the gulf war, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battles
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Set of hutchinson’s story of the british nation magazines ‘the first pictorial & authoritative history of the british peoples, from the earliest times to the present day’ edited by walter hutchinson full set of 52 magazines, printed fortnightly also includes printed summaries of each volume (13 magazines) from the early s good condition read more
150 €
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Complete set of 52 magazines hutchinson’s the story of the british nation printed s good condition for age includes separate index pages read more
100 €
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Oxfam bookshop ludlow this is the story of britain as it has been preserved in fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islandsin the making of the british landscape, eminent historian, archaeologist and farmer, francis pryor explains how to read these clues to understand the history of our land and of how people have lived on it throughout timecovering both the urban and rural and packed with pictures, maps and drawings showing everything from how we can still pick out bronze age fields on bodmin moor to how the industrial revolution really changed our landscape, this book makes us look afresh at our surroundings and really see them for the first timefrom the suburban streets that still trace out the boundaries of long vanished farms to the norfolk broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded, from the ceremonial landscapes of stonehenge to the spread of the railways - evidence of how man's effect on britain is everywheresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'only half of me' tells the story of the author's childhood in somalia, his family's attitude to religion, his double life as a british muslim & that of other british muslimsthis work takes us into lives that are widely misunderstood, & tries to make sense of our own fractured worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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By richard holmes story of the british soldier from the seven year war through to the mutiny and crimea422 pages read more
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The story of the winning team from the whitbread racelarge format hardback with dust jacketpublished by max stromoxfam books & music fareham risk to gain: the dramatic account of team ef's whitbread victory told by anna drougge and magnus olssonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
13 €
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Great moments in the story of an island racefeel free to come and take a look at this item without obligationplease take a look at my other ads, as i am open to offers, and happy to make a bundle price
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Featuring sepia, period, photography by durrell the alexandria quartet is the story of the life and loves of a young british man, darley, who lives in egypt during world war iithe central topic of the the alexandria quartet is "an investigation of modern lovedarley has love affairs with three women: justine, the sensuous jewish wife of a rich egyptian banker, nessim; melissa, a dancer in a cabaret who develops tuberculosis and dies; and clea, a beautiful artist who eventually becomes darley's soulmate" durrell believed in the idea, whose origin is in platonism, that by studying and experiencing the varieties of love, one can ascend from raw physical contact to higher forms of spiritual connection see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop byres road beautiful folio society four book set
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100 €
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This is the story of a tragic life and a transformed old ageoxfam shop ulverston a naive young man, a radio enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the british empire at singapore inalmost 50 years after the war, his life was changed by the discovery that his interrogator, the japanese interpreter, was still alivehe was put to work on the railway of death - the japanese line from thailand and burmathe japanese discovered the radio and lomax was exhaustively and brutally tortureddespite an outwardly successful life, lomax was emotionally ruined by his experiences and could never share them with anyonethis was the most disastrous engineering project in history, which killed allied prisoners and thai labourersone of his tormentors was a young japanese interpreter; lomax never forgot himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelomax helped to build a radio so that he and his comrades could follow news of the war
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The story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologysummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feeteach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic pastin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald rprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planetsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's past
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A true classic, latter days at colditz is the bestselling conclusion of the story of the infamous german pow campoxfam bookshop newport in the colditz story, pat reid told the story of the escape academy that sprang up inside the most impregnable german pow camp of the second world war, ending appropriately with his own incredible escape from colditzunclipped d/j clean/intact and protected by transparent wrappervery good condition for agethese tales of fantastic bravery and stunning ingenuity are every bit as mesmerising as the originalin this enthralling sequel, he follows the fortunes of the escape academy right up until the arrival of the allied forces in aprilthis is the scarce first edition, publishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut reid's own break-out was by no means the lastno highlighting or other notes
19 €
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Oxfam shop lytham the story of the stone (cthe first part of the story, the golden days, begins the tale of bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to confucian studies, and his two cousins: bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty dai-yuthrough the changing fortunes of the jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literaturesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
10 €
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Kipling, rudyard - the story of the cadsbys, a tale without a plot - - athis is a story noted for its detailed portrait of the people, culture and varied religions of indiaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitownsend - original red cloth binding with slightly damaged dust jacket - 160 ppcm - dedication on endpaper from , on page 1 a handwritten quote from kipling - spine a little discoloured and with a spot but otherwise good copyillustrations by jplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitekipling, rudyard - the light that failed - 1st american edition without date - new york, hurst & company - 132 pplockwood kipling, the author's fatherthe spine of the red cloth hardcover is somewhat worn, cover is splodgy but intact; endpaper a bit loose from the binding; label on inside front cover; otherwise good copy of this rare publicationkipling, rudyard - “they” and the brushwood boy - macmillan and co? - hardcover, 132 pprudyard kipling - kim - macmillan and co limiteswheeler & co allahabad and sampson low, marston, searle & rivington - 1st english edition - beautiful half-leather binding - original cover included in the binding - with some minor scuffs on the spine and edges of front cover, 85 ppcatawiki’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 storefirst illustrated edition - illustrations by flimited, londonfirst edition second impression - cm22 x 14 cm - ex-libris on inside front cover - very good copy21 x 15 cm - small dedication on endpaper, newspaper cuttings added - minor damage in fold front endpaper but otherwise very good copy
51 €
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centurythe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantwith the english bible and shakespeare, english had reached the maturity of a potential world language, while the british peoples stood poised on the edge of a global expansionthe book also includes a detailed chronology, maps, illustrations, and a guide to further reading to provide a full and dynamic picture of this significant era in british historychapters focus on political history and ideas of the state; the change in religion; britain's overseas role; the economy and society; and the renaissance in cultural life in this periodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby the early seventeenth century, the london-based english government had developed and extended its effective authority over the north and wales, ireland was subjugated and colonised, the english and scottish crowns uniteda little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensualyet its authority was not easily enforced beyond the more developed south-east and midlands and it was exercised indirectly in wales and ireland, while scotland was an independent monarchyin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownin this book, a team of leading scholars consider these important transformations in the english monarchical polity, ranging widely to consider relations between the various parts of the isles throughout the sixteenth century
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It also tells the human story of how its deposits were first identified and exploited, with stories of skulduggery and deceit, stock market scams, fortunes won and lost and political scandalsoxfam bookshop wallingford this book tells the story of the creation of the rocks of chillagoe, queensland, australia and how geological events have combined to lay down the gold, copper, garnets, azurite and other rare minerals including chillagitesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Title: grand pursuit: the story of the people who made modern economics: a story of economic genius
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The who - who’s next vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve: vg+ released in holland 25 august the who - odds&sods vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve vg+ released in holland 28 september the who - quadrophenia vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve: vg+ released in holland the who - story of the who vinyl: nm label: polydor sleeve: vg+ released in holland after building name in the military during the last 30 years, i found myself more and more in trading positionthe who are an english rock band formed in london incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletheir original line-up consisted of lead singer roger daltrey, guitarist and singer pete townshend, bass guitarist john entwistle and drummer keith moonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehere are 4 four (2 double) legendary albums from this band mostly t- rack label from hollandplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethey are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwideselling from personal collections only, we guarantee records in collectors qualityi specialise in rare and collectible vinyl recordsas a great fan of the early dutch record industry i am also specialised in dutch releases
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Oxfam bookshop newport this is the story of the most sensational scientific discovery in natural history of the twentieth century, told by the scientist who is the central figure throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelight shelfwear to edgesit details the discovery of a type of prehistoric fish, known only from fossils and believed to have become extinct at least fifty million years agopictorial dust jacketturquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text within dark blue panel to spinealone in his view that this coelacanth must have been a stray, professor smith and his wife carried out a series of arduous expeditions covering most of the wildest parts of the tropical western indian ocean, until, after fourteen years, the home of this living fossil was foundvarious superficial scuffs and marks, discolouration to spine and outer edges of boardssmall chips and closed tearssporadic foxing within text block which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedtear to top of spine, which is discolouredwear to edges, various other scuffs and marksendpapers discoloured
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"cecil mouland, the last living survivor of the ss newfoundland sealing disaster, told his story to gary collins in the fall of while travelling to stjohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysoxfam bookshop wallingford "they didn't die like flies, you know, like i've heard some reporters say over the yearsthis book grew from that encounter and stands alone as the defining tale of the bonavista bay men who were left to die on the icewith no wireless aboard the *, the stage was set for seventy-eight of the men who went over the side and their fates sealedleft to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpiecethey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyesthe men who died didn't just drop like flieswith new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster ofmen both young and old left their homes from all over the province that year to pursue the annual seal huntamong the vessels that took them to the ice was the newfoundland, a wooden-walled steamship captained by the famous captain westbury keansee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe historic convergence of ice, seals, and men in late march marked the end of newfoundland's innocencethere was nothing quick or easy about itoh no, it wasn't like that a'tall
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Paperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdomsthe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a danethis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seahe certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sides
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The story of the train by patrick whitehouse -hardback in good condition, slight tear to the top of the dust cover and has a inscription on the front page which has been covered
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This updated edition of his life story includes a new epilogue that covers the last dozen years of his lifethis edition is expanded with a new epilogue covering the last dozen years of levon's life
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The story of the gruffalo has been a long favourite among children for many yearsinstead of boring old square dominoes the images on the pieces reflex the story of the gruffalo's childthis delightful version of dominoes is great fun for children who are fans of the gruffalo series
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Oxfam shop lincoln this collectors' item is the story of the picture postcard and its place in the history of popular art the dustcover is a little worn at the edges the book is in very good condition, covers and spine are firm, binding is strong and pages are clean and clear with no internal marking it is an entertaining and informative take on the subject this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in picture postcards and those interested in popular art and social and cultural historysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
17 €
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Oxfam books & music perth with wingate in burma: being the story of the adventures of sargent tony aubret of the king's (liverpool) regiment during the wingate expedition into burma, william hodge and company see oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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The story of the supremes - forward by mary wilson book in very good condition
2 €
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The folio society - the story of the renaissancea five-book box set in excellent condition, with the slipcase exhibiting very minor shelfwearlocation: beeston, nottingham, near the train station
25 €
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Anne frank remembered the story of the woman who helped to hide the frank family by miep gies (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
6 €