The story of the train
List the story of the train
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The height of the train including grandpa pig is approx 6
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This volume tells the story of the four eventful years which immediately preceded the civil war, years which transformed the tranquil dominions of king charles into a land rent by mistrust and menaced by fire and swordoxfam shop macclesfield some slight scuffing to cover and browning of pagesit tells of parliament's opposition to the king under the skilful leadership of john pymmiss wedgewood has sought to convey the vivid day sequence of events as they flooded down on the men & women of the time, and to restore as far as possible the immediacy of their experiencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit tells of the rise of the covenanters in scotland with such leaders as the gallant montrose and the mysterious argyllthe tragedy of strafford is linked with the terrible insurrection in ireland
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Grant hayter-menzies chronicles not only the lives and eventual rescue of these noble creatures, who after years of deprivation and suffering found respite in the old war horse memorial hospital established by dorothy, but also the story of the challenges of founding and maintaining an animal-rescue institution on this scalethe legacy of the old war horse memorial hospital and its founder endures today in the dozens of international brooke animal-welfare facilities dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules across africa, asia and latin americabrought to the middle east by british forces during the great war, these ex-cavalry horses had been left behind at the war's end, abandoned as used equipment too costly to send homeoxfam shop arnold in wealthy scottish socialite dorothy brooke followed her new husband to cairo, where she discovered thousands of suffering former british war horses leading lives of toil and miserysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen when lego star wars exploded onto the scene in , it followed the story of the prequel trilogy (episodes i-iii) the films of which were just finishing their cinema run at the timethis is ideal for family play enabling parents to help younger children through difficult parts of the gamenow in , we are being presented with lego star wars: the complete saga which covers all six episodes and introduces yet more options for playall in all, this is the definitive version of the lego star wars experiencejedi have an enhanced force push power that will enable them to push several droids around at oncethe cast of characters has also been expanded with an additional 10 characters being introduced for the first timein addition to the levels present in the first two games, two new ones have been introduced based on scenes from episodes i and iijedi and sith powers have been updated so sith have access to the force throw power which enables them to pick up and throw their opponents around the levelsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas with the other two games in the series, players can drop in and out of play and their characters will be controlled by the consolethe success of the first game led to lego star wars: the original trilogy in which covered the original films (episodes iv-vi) and introduced a few new play mechanics such as the bounty hunter missions and tauntaun ridingin addition, the xbox 360 version of lego star wars: the complete saga makes full use of the console's features, with high definition graphics and on-line two player co-op modethere are also now bounty hunter missions related to the prequel trilogy stories, taking the number of side-quests up to 20this takes the total number of playable characters up to 160, combine this with the character creator that now allows cross-trilogy characters to be invented and you have a hugely expanded set of play options
7 €
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A cellarful of noise brian epstein this is a book by the beatles iconic manager 'brian epstein' it charts the story of the most famous band in the world, through just some of their ups and downs and the journey they undertookit looks at the beginnings from their home town in liverpool, to thier rise and subsequent conquer of the united statesthis book was first published in by souvenier press, then later re-issued up tillthe book itself though is in very good conditionthis is one of the first editions printed inthe dust cover is showing a few signs of age, but is still in very good condtion for a 49 year old publication
100 €
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In this volume, eric sawford uses a selection of photographs to tell the story of the last days of steam power on the eastern regionhis pictures show that, while steam locomotives were not withdrawn from the eastern region until the mid s, the s was their swan songthe book is in very good conditionsawford publisherthe history press ltd date of publication language(s)english formathardback isbn- isbn- genretransport industries
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As the novel tells us the story of the years leading up to these events, we learn what has happened to the hopes and dreams of a family caught up in malaysia's troubled post-colonial historyher parents, meanwhile, seem to be hiding something away - from themselves, and from one anotherwhat bought the rajasekharan family to the big house in malaysia? what was chellam's unforgivable crime? why did the eldest daughter leave the country under strained circumstances? what is appa - the respectable family patriarch - hiding from his wife and his children?through this vibrant cast of characters, and through a masterful evocation of the clashes and strains in a country where malays, indians and chinese inhabitants vie for their positions in society, preeta samarasan brings us an enthralling saga of one household and the world beyond ither grandmother has passed away under mysterious circumstances and her older sister has disappeared for a new life abroad, with no plans to returnoxfam bookshop cheltenham a spellbinding, exuberant first novel, set in malaysia, that introduces us to a prosperous indian immigrant family, as it slowly peels away its closely guarded secretswhen the family's servant girl, chellam, is dismissed from the big house for unnamed crimes, it is only the latest in a series of losses that have shaken six-year-old aasha's lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 soulmateoxfam bookshop byres road beautiful folio society four book set" 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 more
(England)
100 €
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Richly illustrated this is an enthralling read for anyone interested in the history of the motor industry and the legend and legacy of mercedes-benzinternally the book is 'as new'the dust jacket has some light sunning on the spine and adjacent front coverthe author is a brand expert who then traces the development of mercedes-benz through the 20th century and into the 21stsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelarge hardback with black cloth covers, silver titles on the spineoxfam bookshop lymington scarce bookbeginning with karl benz and gottlieb daimler's parallel invention of the car in , this book charts how the rival marques grew separately for 40 years before merging in
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Externally, the book itself is in good condition with its corners squarethe slipcase that the book sits in has received a little damagethere are no internal markings or annotationsoxfam books & music wells this hardcover book is in good conditionthe page edges and ends are clean more than just a book, this fascinating biography has a number of decorated pockets holding 'documents such as (the pope's) baptism certificate, photographs from his childhood, pages from a school notebook, handwritten notes as pope, and even a support card for his beloved san lorenzo soccer club' see oxfam website for delivery information read morenote: due to the size and weight of this book, it will be sent by courierthese seem to be confined to the spine and underside of the slipcase (see photos)there is one bumped corner (see photo) and some black marks from shelving and handling
10 €
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Oxfam bookshop st albans the story of the venerable francis libermann, founder of the congregation of the holy ghost and of the immaculate heart of marysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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A cellarful of noise brian epstein this is a book by the beatles iconic manager 'brian epstein' it charts the story of the most famous band in the world, through just some of their ups and downs and the journey they undertookit looks at the beginnings from their home town in liverpool, to thier rise and subsequent conquer of the united statesthis book was first published in by souvenier press, then later re-issued up tillthe book itself though is in very good conditionthis is one of the first editions printed inthe dust cover is showing a few signs of age, but is still in very good condtion for a 57 year old publication
100 €
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Oxfam bookshop thame the story of the life of leslie whitehouse, 'wouse', and his relationship with jomo kenyatta who was exiled to the turkana region of kenya where wouse was district comissionerwith a foreword by elspeth huxleysigned by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
35 €
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A gift for a mountaineer a brillian example of a book publishedslight damage to the back inside cover - see photothe book front has minor knocks on the corners condition - gold tooling on the front and spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read more lovely etchings and black and white photosoxfam shop chesterfield a beautifully presented book - describing how mountains in this country and of the world were created and describing plants and animals found on them, weather, and mans occupation of them
12 €
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Oxfam shop dorchester operation overlord, the story of the allied invasion of normandy, d-day, june published by the news, portsmouth, uk40 pages of war stories and photos from ww2, some in color!includes a copy of "area "d", overlord general information map, 1 may, published in , portsmouth, england see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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There is some yellowing of the pages with occasional spottingthe cloth-covered softback is worn but soundthe cover and some early pages are creased at bottom frontsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis copy is a left book club edition published inoxfam books & music beaconsfield an attempt to explain history by economic theorythe binding is in good condition
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Oxfam bookshop swanage frank lloyd directs this academy award-winning drama that tells the story of the infamous mutiny aboard hms bountychristian manages to commandeer the vessel from its brutal master after bligh causes the death of the ship's doctorsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaboard the ship, on a two-year voyage to tahiti, fletcher christian (clark gable) and tyrannical captain bligh (charles laughton) clash over bligh's leadership and treatment of his crewthe former captain and several other officers are then set adrift in an open boat whilst christian steers the ship back to tahiti, before going in search of a new island on which to live out his days
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans published on behalf of maldon district council in to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of world war ii
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Oxfam bookshop st albans a sequel to the universally acclaimed roll of thunder, hear my cry, continuing in the story of the logan family in mississippi during the depressionthe children, especially cassie, are happy in their warm, stable family but outside is a climate of fear and tensioncousin suzella tries to pass for white, with humiliating consequencesgoes on trial for murder and stands before an all-white jurycassie is realising what it means to grow up black and powerless, but her family stand together, proving that courage, love and understanding can defy even the deepest prejudicesand when cassie's neighbour stands up for her right to vote she and her cousin are driven from their homesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square in this book, in sparkling, spring-heeled prose, kapka kassabova takes us inside the esoteric world of tango to tell the story of the dance, from its african roots to its sequined stars and back'twelve minutes of longing' is a timeless tale of exile and longing, death and desire, love and belongingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
(England)
9 €
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The history of the royal welsh fusiliers, up to the middle of the great warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more from the country life series cloth cover stained and marked; jacket worn at edges
(England)
20 €
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The story of the broads one designs, a fleet of racing yachts unique in great britain if not the worldpages in good condition, dust cover a little tornof great interest to sailors and those that know the norfolk broadssignature of author on first page
40 €
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield the story of the early paddle-wheel days, the era of the port jackson & manly steamship company, the decline of the ferries and their later return to popularitythe binding is sound and the pages unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe paperback cover has slight shelfwear
10 €
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This volume tells the story of the business from its earliest days until , with its products, prices and personalitiesunclipped dust jacket has a sunned spine and very light edge wearvery good conditionoxfam bookshop lymington scarce book, a history of alley & maclellan, the famous manufacturer of steam & diesel lorries, buses, railcars, locomotives, steam and diesel enginesblack cloth hard covers with silver titles on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and diagramstight binding, no inscriptions but there is a small sticker attached to the first free endpaper from the foden historic commercial vehicle run, london to brighton may 7th
44 €
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle the story of the conflict between slave-traders and jesuits during the colonisation of south america by spain and portugalhowever, it transpires that even mendoza has a conscience when he comes to gabriel asking for penancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein jesuit priest gabriel (jeremy irons) arrives in the amazon to build a mission for the guarani indianshe comes into conflict with slave trader mendoza (robert de niro), who kills or captures many of the tribe but escapes punishment due to the fact that he is an aristocrat
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'the vulcan’s final flight for christmas' a beautifully framed vestige telling the story of the last ever vulcan to flywith thanks to vulcan to the sky trust, rafat and wg cdr bill ramsey (rtd) for their support of this meaningful tributepersonally and originally signed by her final flight captain wing commander bill ramsey (rtd)maybe the best unique aviation christmas gift this yearfree red arrows gift pack with every order courtesy of the raf aerobatic teamall proceeds in aid the raf scampton commemorative stained glass window appeal
49 €
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'the vulcan’s final flight for christmas' a beautifully framed vestige telling the story of the last ever vulcan to flywith thanks to vulcan to the sky trust, rafat and wg cdr bill ramsey (rtd) for their support of this meaningful tributepersonally and originally signed by her final flight captain wing commander bill ramsey (rtd)free red arrows gift pack with every order courtesy of the raf aerobatic teamall proceeds in aid the raf scampton commemorative stained glass window appealmaybe the best unique #aviation #christmas gift this year
49 €
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Oxfam bookshop thame the story of the rise and fall of the smiths, the lives of singer steven morrissey and guitarist johnny marr and the differences that tore them apartlightly yellowed to top edges of text blocksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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Presents the story of the millions of horses (and mules) that were used in all branches of both armies during the civil warit discusses how the horses were procured and trained for field use, how they were fed and maintained, and the toll taken on them due to service in the field
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What an unusual book!!!! you dont find one of these everyday!!! its the story of the remarkable turnaround of new zealand postcertainly a book for the avid collector of rare books its a hardback, published in in new zealand and is in excellent condition all proceeds to a localcharity read more
20 €