The temple of elemental evil a classic greyhawk adventure
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To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son danieloxfam bookshop st albans a literary thriller in the tradition of umberto eco  translated from the original by lucia graves see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand allows him to choose one book from the shelves; he pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian carax what begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print but as daniel grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alive
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To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devila page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadoxfam shop pershore a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecohidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themthe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivedaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind
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The process of centralisation, and its corrosive effect on the status and responsibilities of local government, have been widely recognised and deplored among politicians and senior officers within local government, and by academics with an interest in this fieldthis book fills this gaphowever, there has been no study exploring in detail its impact, and, equally important, suggesting ways in which the growing imbalance between the powers of central and local government should be rectifiedthis book is the first to directly address this trend's impact upon the institution of local government, a crucial element in the democratic viability of a unitary stateoxfam bookshop holmfirth english local government is in a state of decline after 40 years of incremental but cumulative centralisation by central governmentthis text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of local government, and more generally to those interested in what has been happening to british politics and governanceno inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devila page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printoxfam bookshop cheltenham a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecothis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themthe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivedaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreparticular attention is paid to the formation of the unesco convention on the protection and the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, a landmark instrument in debates about culture and developmentthis book will be useful for students, academics and policymakers in the fields of international development, international relations, international political economy, cultural policy and cultural theorythis development has generally been welcomed, but also raises a number of questions: what are the implications in policy and practice? who are the most influential voices in promoting a global agenda for culture and development, and to what extent has the creation of new international policy instruments reflected a consensus? more fundamentally, what is meant by "culture" in these discussions and who has the power to give particular definitions political and legal authority? the politics of cultural development seeks to provide a theoretically and historically informed response to such questions, illustrated by reference to case studies (including the european union, the caribbean and china)the book goes on to explore some of the practical implications that this international treaty is beginning to have for the ways that culture is (and is not) being integrated into contemporary development policy and practicenote: has dedication to inner leaf, otherwise as newoxfam shop nether edge there is a growing recognition of the role that culture can play in sustainable development strategies
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforefrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this eraincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanuswritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cin addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translations
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Scholars have traditionally thought that revelation was written in order to encourage believers to stand fast in the face of the roman persecutation of the early churchthe result is a work that substantially advances the implication of the current consensus and sheds new light on this influential yet enigmatic textin support of this argument duff marshals evidence from the social and economic context of the time, and from literary and rhetorical analyses of the textmore recently, however, it has been argued that no such crisis existed at the time the book was writtenoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear the book of revelation presents the reader with a frightening narrative world in which the people of god are tormented, threatened, and sometimes killed by various agents of satanthroughout the work, the apocalyse points to rome as the predominant demonic agentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this study, paul duff offers a different viewpoint on the origin of the book of revelation is a rhetorically sophisticated response to an internal leadership crisis within the churches
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square sarah grimké is the middle daughterand so, indeed, the trouble beginsshe also knows that she cannot accept another person as a presenther mother says she's difficult and her father says she's remarkablesarah knows that what she does next will unleash a world of troubleon sarah's eleventh birthday, hetty 'handful' grimké is taken from the slave quarters she shares with her mother, wrapped in lavender ribbons, and presented to sarah as a gifta powerful, sweeping novel, inspired by real events, and set in the american deep south in the nineteenth century, the invention of wings evokes a world of shocking contrasts, of beauty and ugliness, of otherwise respectable people living daily with cruelty they fail to recognise; and celebrates the power of friendship and sisterhood against all the oddssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inoxfam shop evesham hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printthen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devila page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themdaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind
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Originally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicinein this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniusedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseaseinsulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bury st
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But even from the darkest place she's ever known, evie believes her daughter is aliveairlifted to hospital, her life hanging in the balance, no one's sure who she isthe police remain unconvinced - unaware that on the fringes of evie's life, there's someone elseangel - her three-year-old daughtermore disturbingly, there's no evidence that she ever lived there, forcing the police to question whether evie's having some kind of breakdowna woman's body is discovered on a cornish farm, battered and left for dead in a maize fieldsomeone hidden, watching her every move, with their own agenda and their own twisted version of realitypraise for the bones of you'a dazzling debutcharlotte knew her years ago, at school, when another child went missinghaunting, compelling' daily mail see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the police circulate evie's photo, someone recognizes herleah danning, who vanished whilst in evie's carewhen the police search evie's home, there's no sign of angelthree days later she comes round, but her memory is damagedshe knows her name - evie - but no more, until she remembers another nameoxfam shop dumfries the death of her is a haunting psychological thriller from debbie howells, author of the bestselling richard and judy book club success the bones of you
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Based on extensive archival research, the british people and the league of nations offers a vivid account of this popular league consciousness and in so doing reveals the vibrant character of associational life between the warsembodied in the hugely popular league of nations union, this pro-league movement touched britain in profound waysforemost amongst the league societies, the union became one of britain's largest voluntary associations and a powerful advocate of democratic accountability and popular engagement in the making of foreign policyoxfam bookshop chelmsford in the decades following europe's first total war, millions of british men and women looked to the league of nations as the symbol and guardian of a new world order based on international co-operationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefounded in to preserve peace between its member-states, the league inspired a rich, participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual which found expression through the establishment of voluntary societies in dozens of countries across europe and beyond
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A true sense of peril, a wry observance of their other enemy, man, some quixotic digressions into the lives of their offspring and avoidance of sentimentality all combine to invite comparison to watership downsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreher life with camio in trinity wood is equally hazardous; daily survival is difficultcomplete with very tidy dust jacket, no tearsthe author endows his anthropomorphized characters with complex emotions, clear thinking, reasoned judgment and a shared stock of ancient clan memoriesthis novel by a booker prize nominee is an engaging saga of two lovers paired for life, bound by strong family ties and firmly united by their terror of a common enemyyet the most ominous threat is from sabre, a vengeful ridgeback hound bent on destroying them botha familiar scenario, perhaps, but here the devoted couple is a pair of foxes--o-ha, a vixen born in the british countryside, and her second mate, camio, who, after escaping from the zoo, becomes a streetwise scavenger in the suburbsoxfam bookshop ludlow signed first edition, lovely copy of the cult booktheir adventures and the misadventures of their pups are seen through a framework of their own mythology, a world governed by rituals and traditions that began at the time of creation: firstdarkunmarked board cover and inside pages clean and brighto-ha's first mate was killed by fox hunters and her initial litter froze to death
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Oxfam shop colne road the discovery of gold by a team of mormon mill workers in sparked a frenzy that shook the worldin a spellbinding narrative that spans several continents, brands brings the fervour and excitement of the gold rush vividly to lifethey came by ship and overland, braving tierra del fuego and the pestilences of panama, lured by the promise of goldpeople swarmed to california from as far as china and australiathey came from england and france, from ireland and chile, leaving behind their families and everything they owned in the hope of making their fortunes in the new worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe age of gold is narrative history at its best -- the astonishing tale of one of the most extraordinary speculative frenzies in history, told by a master historian
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Occult fears have a way of creeping into the mindfor charis, the world outside the window of home is a maze of hazardssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria "when i swung over that windowsill, everything changed for meshe will need to struggle for survival: to scour the wilderness for shelter, to strive and seek for a new family and a setting where she can belongher unmarked way is costly and hardand even if she survives the wilds, it is no simple matter to discover and nest among her own kind-the godly, those called puritans by othersnewly published paperbackstreams of darkness run through the seventeenth-century villages of the massachusetts bay colonywhat young woman can be safe from the dangers of wilderness when its shadowy thickets spring up so easily in the soil of human hearts? much will oppose charis' longings for renewal and peace; she must pursue and discover the hero's path to a larger, more vivid lifeshe may be tugged by her desires for companionship, may even stumble into an intense love for a man, and may be made to try the strength of female heroism in ways no longer familiar to women in our centurywe are meant to go in and out of doors in civilized style, but my mother bade me climb into woodsy wildness and a darkness flushed with crimson light and torches" clambering into the branches of a tree, a young woman flees flaming arrows and massacre
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He was the first non-communist western correspondent to be granted residency by the communist government and he spent 30 months in pekingthis book contains the memoirs of david chipp's life in peking together with six essays that he wrote on the history of english journalism, and a miscellany of reflections on some of the diverse aspects of his lifeoxfam books & music beaconsfield one of a limited edition of 500 printed privately by the author's estatedavid chipp had a distinguished career as a journalist which culminated in 17 years' service as editor in chief of the press association in fleet streetwith black and white and colour photographsan excellent clean copyabsolutely minimal shelf wear to the dust coversee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devila page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themthe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivedaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecowhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind
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Spine a little more worn with wear to spine-ends, remnants of spine label, and rear outer hinge is split - despite this the rear board is still firmly attached and block is very sturdy\t this work consists of six main parts with their own separate pagination, three of which have their own title-page with the dateengraved frontis portrait, head-pieces, and ornate initial lettersotherwise leaves are clean and clear with generous marginsconsisting of those which were formerly printed: and those which he design'd for the press, now published out of the authors original copies \t\t first edition published in london and printed by jplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefor henry herringman, pp: [xviii]boards have tooled border and corner pieces, five raised bands, and red spine label with gilt letteringare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki\t as the block is very decent, this copy should prove highly rewarding after the attention of a competent binder who could easily perform the board re-attachmentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsleaves show light age-goldening, the occasional isolated spot here and there, and there are some 25 leaves with what appears to be a printing flaw [in the same position], which is a central patch of diluted ink[?] of varying intensity throughout [see photos] - from these a small number of words are affected with varying degrees of obliterationweight (with sturdy packaging): g approxthe last section includes a proposition for the advancement of experimental philosophy, a discourse by way of vision, concerning the government of oliver cromwell, and several discourses by way of essays in verse and prose\t\t\t condition: binding copy - front board detached yet present and both boards show bumps to fore-corners and moderate wearthe works of mrthis copy includes the 24pp life of crowley by thomas sprat and thereare errata notes on last page in volume\t a folio sized (304mm x 192mm) volume in contemporary full leather that is partially disbound with the front board detached, yet presentend-papers appear to have been replaced more recentlyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe remaining five main parts with sepatate pagination are: miscellanies, the mistress (with t-p), pindarique odes (with t-p), davideis (with t-p), and verses written on several occasions
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The front and back covers have water or grease spots on them the spine cover is a little grimy and the title, in gilt on a blue background is faded and difficult to readotherwise in good condition with no internal annotations and good binding the bottom of page has a tear and between pages 131 and 158 some of the pages have been cut short there is quite marked foxing of the end papers and the the edges of the page blockthere is a certificate signed by the author on the ffep and dated september hardback with no djoxfam books & music totnes this is the third volume of the eliots sequencesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection on the origin of species or, more completely, on the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life was published on 24 november , is a work of scientific literature by charles darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biologybumping on spine endsthe book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolutionoxfam shop darlington hardbackbrown cloth boards with decorative motif and titles on spine published in the world classics series, third impression, by grant richards, januarylight tanning but no foxing and contents very clean with tight bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devila page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadoxfam shop bridgnorth hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themdaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind
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Author: mark blackburna hardback edition by mark blackburn in english (feb )this beautifully illustrated new edition contains over 600 color photographs and an instructional text that capture the romance and allure of the hawaiian islands when they were a territory of the united states, from tohawaiiana: the best of hawaiian design
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Please note the image used is for illustrative purposes only and is not the book for salewritten by william davis and first published in the mid-19th century, this repress, commissioned in , was printed in a limited run of 600 copiesthe book for sale is number 385oxfam shop mold handbook for the vale of clwyd: containing a topographical and historical description of the towns of rhyl, abergele, saint asaph, denbigh, and ruthinthe book you will receive comes in a plain red hardback with gold lettering on the spinehardback in very good used conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Covering all key areas of human experience, they apply the principles of tibetan buddhism to everyday problems and reveal how one can find balance and complete spiritual and mental freedomfor the many who wish to understand more about the dalai lama's approach to living, there has never been a book which brings his beliefs so vividly into the real worldcutler's western perspectiveoxfam shop pershore in this unique and important book, one of the world's great spiritual leaders offers his practical wisdom and advice on how we can overcome everyday human problems and achieve lasting happinessthe art of happiness is a highly accessible guide for a western audience, combining the dalai lama's eastern spiritual tradition with dr howard csee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe lot is in mint conditionbest known for his collaborations with neil gaiman, mckean defied expectations with his stunning debut as writer and artist in cages, winner of multiple awards for best graphic albumare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe dreams of paul nash deals with real soldier's memoirs, and all the stories will add up to be a moving piece about how war and extreme situations change us, how we deal with that pain, and, in nash's case, by turning his landscapes into powerful and fantastical psychoscapesbeautiful lot with a very thick large size hardcovercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledark horse proudly presents a new original graphic novel by the legendary artist based on the life of paul nash, a surrealist painter during world war 1take care of each other and stay healthy! happy bidding! stripwinkel barabas read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The problems of work contains technology no one can live without, and that can immediately be applied by anyone in the workaday worldhere, then, is scientology applied to that seven-tenths of existence including the answers to exhaustion and the secret of efficiencyron hubbard describes in this book, life is composed of seven-tenths work, one-tenth familial, one-tenth political and one-tenth relaxationget your copy today from church of scientology, 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnhere, too, is the analysis of life itself—a game composed of exact rulesknow them and you succeed(click to reveal full phone number)
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe cover of the book has the particularity of unfolding like a leporello in 3 partsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea very lovely book by the famous german photographerexhibition catalogue of the exhibition "on the verge of visibility" by wolgang tillmans at the museum of contemporary art in serralves inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam bookshop ashbourne the book of ruth is a triumphant love story in the face of adversityleaving her homeland, ruth follows her mother in law to israel after the death of her husband to meet a man who will change her lifecondition:Â used see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe repentance of st peter; he kneels outside the cave with the tomb of christ with a key discarded on the ground after maarten de vos first state before changing of the number in state ii, before the address of le blond in state iiiare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablereference: hollstein - i / iii from a series of ten plates (hollstein ) repentant sinners from the old and new testamentexcellent impression with no wear at all on watermarked laid paper with wide margins (watermark = lion, see detail image attached)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the armorial bearings of the guilds of london - a record of the heraldry of the surviving companiesred cloth, gilt titles and decoration, hardcovers and contents in excellent clean conditiondust jacket has two closed tears and a crease at the bottom of the front panel, spine slightly faded, price clippedincluding glossary and indexeshistorical notes by john bromley, with forty plates in full colour and numerous line drawings by heather childsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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