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Lower left burner cover door for rayburn 480 kunfortunately the door handle was also chipped but still functions - also please see photographsall of the door seals on this rayburn were recently replaced so they are all in good conditionenamel was in excellent condition until dismantling where it got a slight chip on one hinge and one corner and the middle of the top of the door - please see photos for details(click to reveal full phone number) if what you want is not listedmany other parts of this rayburn for sale please callcan be collected from herstmonceux evenings and weekendsliner has wiring diagram and other specifications still on the inside of it
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham is it a bird? is it a plane? no! it's superman the ultimate guide to the man of steelsuperman the ultimate guide to the man of steel takes you on a journey spanning worlds, ages and countless adventuressee oxfam website for delivery information read morehow was superman created? where did he come from? just what is his deal with kryptonite?created in full collaboration with dc comics and packed with original comic book art, join the most "super" hero of them all and see how he has developed over the past 70 yearsfollow superman's entire career, with full details of his powers, battles, loves, allies and of course, his enemiesa timeline of events from his life follows the twists and turns of his career at the daily planet, his battles with lex luthor, darkseid and doomsday and his relationship with lois lanefor the die-hard superman fan, or for those who are in the first stages of their journey to krypton, superman the ultimate guide to the man of steel is the complete package
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This book suggests that, rather than being confined to extremists, antisemitism was part of the mainstream culturethe jewish image in society, the response of the state to jews at home and abroad, and the effect of antisemitism on the jewish community itself receive particular attentionthe text block is yellowing slightly but appears to be free from inscriptions or annotationsas a contribution to the social history of wartime britain, it also reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a liberal democracythere are a few minor marks here and there on the dustjacket but otherwise it is free from chips or tearsthe blue cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spine and are a little spotted and stainedoxfam bookshop hexham the persistence of prejudice examines attitudes to jews at all levels of society during a war that many saw as a fight against fascismit is complete with its dustjacket which has a small sticker mark on the inside front flapthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretony kushner examines the impact of evacuation, the blitz, the black market and other aspects of the war on relations between gentile and jewhe probes attitudes to anglo-jewry, from left to right of the political spectrumthis book is likely to interest those studying or teaching social history, jewish history or race relations in sociology, politics and cultural studiesthe binding is sound
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Winner 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 basraoxfam bookshop cheltenham from agincourt to waterloo, from dunkirk to the gulf war, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battlesthis is the story of britain at war from the perspective of that manthis is his storysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the autobiography of the british soldier
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Max merriweather hasn't got much left to losebut all good things must come to an endwhich is exactly why his cousin gave him an envelope with the instruction: 'if anything ever happens to me, call the number insideclean, neat and tidy, just the way he likes itpraise for orphan x'outstanding in every way' lee child'weapons-grade thriller writing' guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe'll take on one last mission then go out on a high note' now his cousin is dead and max's own chances of survival look bleakhe'll be lucky just to get through it alivewith max now under his protection, evan realizes that the forces against them pose as daunting a threat as he has ever facedhe's the man you want in your corner when justice is needed' daily mailas a boy he was taken from a foster home to be raised and trained as an off-the-books government assassin codevnamed orphan xthen he broke free to live in the shadows as the nowhere man, using his unique skills to help those in desperate needand then he meets max merriweatheroxfam books & music aberdeen signed first edition february hardback book with dust jacket, unclipped published in the gripping new sunday times top 5 bestseller from the bestselling author of out of the dark and orphan x'an immensely entertaining adventure' the times evan smoak lives by his own code'a stellar series, the stories get better with each instalmentbad luck and trouble have seen off his marriage, his home and his careerthrowing the main character literally into the fire showcases how truly heroic evan smoak ispacked with edge-of-your-seat suspense, explosive action and razor-sharp plotting, into the fire confirms gregg hurwitz as a rival to lee child, david baldacci, james patterson and harlan coben as a master of the modern thrilleron the run and stalked by death, he meets the one man who might save him: evan smoakon the face of it he's the last guy you'd expect to be trusted with a deadly secret
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells very good condition paperbackfrom the seed first planted by slave dances held in congo square and nurtured by early ensembles led by buddy bolden and joe 'king' oliver, jazz began its long winding odyssey across america and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms -- swing, bebop, cool jazz, jazz-rock fusion -- and a thousand great musiciansfrom the rent parties of harlem to the after-hours spots in kansas city, louis armstrong and duke ellington to wynton marsalis and pat metheny, this book captures all the vibrant colours of jazz on one glorious palatenow, in the history of jazz, ted gioia tells the story of this music as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolvedjazz is the most colourful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colourful and varied cities, new orleanssee oxfam website for delivery information read more a couple of small nicks at the top of the contents page
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It is the author's attempt to trace out these connections that distinguishes this work from other materia medicassankaran has attempted to convey the innermost feeling or the basic delusion of the remedy while connecting the situation, source, miasm and kingdomthere are several scuffs to the dust jacket especially on the backthe bottom jacket corners are bruisedoxfam bookshop hampstead the soul of remedies by rajan sankaran the author's idea of understanding a remedy is to grasp the connection that ties together its myriad symptoms: the basic delusion, its source (kingdom), the miasm to which it belongs, its symptoms - all must be understood as aspects of a single whole if we are to even begin to truly understand a remedythe material presented here has been observed and confirmed in drsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresankaran's own practice, it is a material of which he is surethe inside pages are clean and unmarked and relatively bright considering the age of the bookthe rubrics and physical symptoms cited are ones which he has repeatedly observed and often used to confirm the remedy prescribedhe has not included remedies of which he has little experience or knowledgein good condition
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Oxfam bookshop thame this book is a must read for everyone interested in the future role and direction of sciencethis paperback is in very good condition with all pages clean and intactit begins with the description of the new discoveries made at the turn of the previous century, which have culminated in the scientific knowledge we have todayas it chronicles the development of modern science it opens a new window on our understanding of science at the most fundamental level of knowledgesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book then discusses the fundamental constants of nature and how they inter-relate and how they may have come to be what they arethis second book compliments and adds a vast new tranche of knowledge to book i of the series, but is at the same time entirely readable in its own right
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It was the house of medicibankers turned nobility and de facto rulers, the medici family defined upward mobilityit shaped all of europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists and even popes for three hundred yearsoxfam bookshop cheltenham it was a dynasty with more wealth and power than the houses of windsor, kennedy, and rockefeller combinedin the house of medici, christopher hibbert, author of the days of the french revolution, explores the lives and misdeeds of this remarkable familypatrons of the arts who helped make florence one of the great cultural centers of the renaissance, they were also power-hungry and reckless, ultimately losing everythingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe lives with his family in henley-on-thames in oxfordshire, englandchristopher hibbert, an oxford graduate, has written more than fifty books, including wellington: a personal history, london: the biography of a city, redcoats and rebels, and the destruction of lord raglan
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Turning to lyndon johnson's "unconditional war on poverty," she contends that though anti-poverty programs for job training, community action, health care, housing, and education have accomplished much, they have not been fully realized because they became inextricably intertwined with the civil rights movement of the s, which triggered a white backlashdrawing on extensive primary research, quadagno shows, for instance, how roosevelt, in need of support from southern congressmen, excluded african americans from the core programs of the social security actthe "american creed" of liberty, justice, and equality clashed with a history of active racial discrimination, says quadagnoin the s, the united states embarked on a journey to resolve the "american dilemmafrom reconstruction to lyndon johnson and beyond, quadagno reveals how american social policy has continually foundered on issues of raceat the same time, affirmative action clashed openly with organized labor, and equal housing raised protests from the white suburban middle-class, who didn't want their neighborhoods integratedhe realized that his grand plan for welfare reform, the family assistance plan, threatened to undermine wages in the south and alienate the republican party's new constituency-white, southern democrats-and therefore dropped itin the color of welfare, jill quadagno takes exception to these claims, placing race at the centre of the "american dilemma," as swedish economist gunnar myrdal did half a century agooxfam bookshop hove thirty years after lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty, the united states still lags behind most western democracies in national welfare systems, lacking such basic programs as national health insurance and child care supportthe color of welfare reveals the root cause of this failure-the inability to address racial inequalityjob training programs, for instance, became affirmative action programs, programs to improve housing became programs to integrate housing, programs that began as community action to upgrade the quality of life in the cities were taken over by local civil rights groupssee oxfam website for delivery information read morequadagno shows that nixon, who initially supported many of johnson's programs, eventually caught on that the white middle class was disenchanted" yet instead of finally instituting full democratic rights for all its citizens, the policies enacted in that turbulent decade failed dismallyit is racism that has undermined the war on poverty, and america must come to terms with this history if there is to be any hope of addressing welfare reform todaythis shift of emphasis eventually alienated white, working-class americans, who had some of the same needs-for health care, subsidized housing, and job training opportunities-but who got very little from these programssome critics have explained the failure of social programs by citing our tradition of individual freedom and libertarian values, while others point to weaknesses within the working class
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At the end of the book is an appendix that lists successful and unsuccessful atlantic crossings from to , and black and white photos are dotted throughout the book  this book was presented as a prize in at ryhope secondary school, as shown by the sticker on the second page and the gilded crest on the front coverr hinchliffe in , the crossing by amelia earhart in and the italian seaplane crossings in and further on it looks at the crossings of the south atlantic, the first crossings via greenland, the first solo crossing by charles lindbergh in , the disappearance of a flight by captain w it begins by looking at the first attempts made by balloon and airship at the start of the 20th century, and then the first attempts by plane in the aftermath of world war one, including that by harry hawkeroxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the development of transatlantic flight and the numerous attempts made since the invention of flight the illustrations are all clear an interesting read for those interested in aviation history it then looks at the first non-stop crossing by john alcock and arthur brown in and the first airship crossings internally there are a number of partially loose pages (plate between ) but none that are completely loosesee oxfam website for delivery information read more the pages are generally clean and the binding, while not strong, is secure the book is in a fair condition, there is notable wear on the exterior cover especially at the edges and spine, where the gilded lettering has also faded
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Lots of other sets available if you want to browse more when you come(click to reveal full phone number) for directions or email through the friday ad websiteportrait of sinatra 40 songs from the life of a man double vinylor, they are also on friday ad, until soldartist: frank sinatra tracklist: a1: let's face the music a2: nancy (with the laughing face) a3: i've got you under my skin a4: let me try again (laisse moi le temps) a5: fly me to the moon a6: all or nothing at all a7: for once in my life a8: bonita a9: my kind of town a10: call me irresponsible b1: all the way b2: strangers in the night b3: didn't we b4: come fly with me b5: second time around b6: in the wee small hours of the morning b7: bad, bad leroy brown b8: softly, as i leave you b9: cycles b10: send in the clowns c1: that's life c2: little green apples c3: song of the sabia c4: goody goody c5: empty tables c6: i believe i'm gonna love you c7: stargazer c8: i sing the songs (i write the songs) c9: you are the sunshine of my life c10: it was a very good year d1: something stupid d2: young at heart d3: you make me feel so young d4: yesterday d5: pennies from heaven d6: if d7: something d8: star d9: love's been good to me d10: my way belonged to my dad, but now sadly, no longer neededthank you for lookingitem location: cheddar, somersethappy to post by hermes at cost
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This collection is something special indeed, its by the film producer martin scorsese, and its called martin scorsese presents the blues, there are 5 cd,s and they contain 116 tracks in total, a must for blues fans, all housed in a lovely folder, comes also with book telling you the story of it all and a list of all the songs, would make a fantastic xmas present for someone too, it comes as new and normally on amazon costs ÂŁ50, i,m selling for only ÂŁ20 for quick sale due to house move, so must go by sunday 7th nov, read more
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This collection is something special indeed, its by the film producer martin scorsese, and its called martin scorsese presents the blues, there are 5 cd,s and they contain 116 tracks in total, a must for blues fans, all housed in a lovely folder, comes also with book telling you the story of it all and a list of all the songs, would make a fantastic xmas present for someone too, it comes as new and normally on amazon costs ÂŁ50, i,m selling for only ÂŁ15 for quick sale
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This theological and exegetical monograph is an invaluable reference work and textbook for all theological seminaries and christian religious departments of universities worldwideoxfam shop colne road this book deals with the identity of the torah that yahweh promised he would write on the hearts of new covenant participants, as prophesied in jeremiah and understood later in new testament times by paulthe book's investigative study of the history of interpretation of the church's teaching on the subject from the early church to modern theological era, and second temple judaism's writings on the topic, is unsurpassedno work currently existing on this subject can compete with this book's historical survey and exegetical analysis, reading jeremiah and paul contextually on the issuesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepastors and virtually all christians interested in reading or researching paul and the subject of gospel/law controversy in biblical studies will benefit from it
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikieach of these singles sold over one million copies in these countriesthe colour of my love has shipped six million units in the united states and has sold over 1it was released by columbia records/550 music on 9 novemberthe songs were produced mainly by david foster, ric wake, guy roche, walter afanasieff and christopher neil, and four of them were written by diane warrenafter its release, the colour of my love received generally mixed reviews from music critics but became a commercial success, topping the charts in canada, australia, the united kingdom and a few other european countries, and reaching the top ten elsewhere, including number four in the united statesit remains one of the best-selling albums of all time with worldwide sales of twenty million copies5 million in canada and over one million units in japanbeautiful stunning columbia award presented to celine dion to commemorate the sale of more than copies of the columbia records album "the colour of my love" the colour of my love is the third english-language studio album by canadian singer celine dionpostage is insured and tracked read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesingles released from the album include the us number one "the power of love", the uk number one "think twice", and the japanese chart topper "to love you more", which was included on the re-release of the colour of my love in japanthis a very rare opportunity to buy this official sales award8 million copies in the united kingdom, 1catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe album features cover versions of "the power of love" and "when i fall in love"
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They are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesoxfam shop new street final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay
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They are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesoxfam shop clitheroe the extended version (with 48 extra minutes) of the final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He asks whether the language is actually changing as fast as we suppose, and, if so, whyhe discusses the effect the new technologies, from cable tv to photocomposition, are having on the mother tongue, and he examines the new dialects that are coming into usehoward argues that as far as we can, we should strive to direct and control the changes in english in ways that increase its powerand where we can't help it, he says, we should lie back and enjoy its immense richness, which is unrivaled by any other languagerather than have us wring our hands, philip howard entreats us, with his customary with and erudition, to use our tongues in concert with our brainsthe literary editor of the times of london, howard takes a robust, commonsensical view of the changes that are happening in englishhis is not the panglossian attitude that all is neccessarily for the best in the best of all possible languages, but he does feel that change is necessary--and healthy--in any living languagehoward here examines the language in its various branches and categories, such as grammar and pronunciation, spelling and punctuation, dialect and slanghe navigates the back streets of euphemism and the broad, boring boulevards of clichesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham is the english language in decline? many people seem to think so--but philip howard isn't one of them
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The seven t'ang, the ruling dictatorship of the solar system, is weakened by the birth of a special child, and the forces of rebellion and change are spreading from the mega-cities of earth to a secretive, planet-wide conspiracy on marsbut the human urge for freedom cannot be stilled by murder or seductionand yearning for ageless passions for all that life holds dear see oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, as a mad, blood-thirsty ruler plots a coup from within the t'ang, hans ebert, his famous face obscured forever behind a mask, begins a new fight for power and love on the red soil of marsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the spellbinding saga of the future continues in the yearrevolution may finally free the long-shackled masses, or it may spread unimaginable destruction sufficient to level a world--and the hopes of all worlds to comefor generations the t'ang have controlled with mind manipulation and teams of black-clad assassinsthe "chung kuo" series brings future centuries to life, portraying men and women caught between great powers fighting for dominance
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She also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinityoxfam bookshop hampstead the worst of crimes: homosexuality and the law in eighteenth century london in the eighteenth century homosexuality became an issue, especially in london with its fast growing populationthe inside pages are clean and unmarked' by studying original trial documents and other manuscript sources netta murray goldsmith has discovered hitherto unsuspected facts about some cases, including one important instance in which a prosecutor, aided by members of the judiciary, was able to pervert the course of justicethere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spineno one dared to say publicly that it should be tolerated, yet the reactions of men and women to the homosexuals in their midst were varied and complexthere are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremoving from the old bailey to the court of king's bench, the author discusses the anomalies, inconsistencies and miscarriages of justice that arose as our ancestors decided what to do with defendants accused of the so-called 'worst of crimesin good condition
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'touching, funny and romantic' daily mail'a charming read, perfect for the holidays' the lady'a warm and heartfelt debut' prima*and if you loved the keeper of lost things, don't miss ruth hogan's other novels: queenie malone's paradise hotel and the wisdom of sally red shoes* see oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce a celebrated author of short stories now in his twilight years, anthony peardew has spent half his life collecting lost objects, trying to atone for a promise broken many years beforerealising he is running out of time, he leaves his house and all its lost treasures to his assistant laura, the one person he can trust to fulfil his legacy and reunite the thousands of objects with their rightful ownerskeep it' richard & judymeet the 'keeper of lost things'oxfam shop pershore *the perfect cosy up-lit read, recommended by thousands of readers**the sunday times bestseller & winner of the richard and judy book club*'one of the most charming novels either of us has readbut the final wishes of the 'keeper of lost things' have unforeseen repercussions which trigger a most serendipitous series of encounters
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To disappear into god; to be submerged into his peace; to be lost in the secret of his face, as merton said, through daily practices including contemplation, prayer, and faithhis writings, which bridge eastern and western spiritual thought, continue to inspire us with their real possibilities for immediate and direct experience of the divinenow james finley, who for six years lived, prayed, and studied with brother louis, as merton was known at the abbey of gethsemani, shares with us the gifts passed on to him by this towering figure on thomas merton's path to the palace of nowherefirst presented at a series of popular retreats, this full eight-cd program takes a participatory approach to merton's most useful teachings, helping us to discover our true selfin the end we find ourselves in what the taoist sage chuang tzu called the palace of nowhere, where all the many things are onesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newark this is not a bookthe cd's cardboard holder is a little worn around the edgesit is in this spirit that james finley invites us to follow thomas merton's path to the palace of nowherethomas merton, trappist monk, author, and student of zen, remains one of the most important and beloved figures in the modern christian contemplative movementthere is an eastern teaching called transmission of mind, in which the enlightened mind embodied in the master is manifest in the student's awakening
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The front paste down end paper has a book plate glued to it"a christian theological bookoxfam bookshop keynsham the book is in good condition though the front board is bowedthe top and bottom of the spine show signs of wearthe back free end paper show slight marksthe top edge is marked with a small stain, all edges are browned" see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe corners are bumpedit uses the experience sayers had of literary creativity to illuminate christian doctrine about the nature of the doctrine of the trinitythe binding is sound
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The significance of monuments studies the importance of monuments tracing their history from their first creation over six thousand years laterstarting in the mesolithic and carrying his analysis through to the late bronze age, richard bradley sheds light on this complex period and the changing consciousness of these prehistoric peoplesoxfam bookshop leeds 179ppother features of the prehistoric landscape - such as mounds and enclosures - across continental europe are also examinedin as new conditionthe neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments - including stonehenge - were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguitiesit is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating periodthe significance of monuments is an indispensable text for all students of european prehistorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart two studies how such monuments were modified and reinterpreted to suit the changing needs of society through a series of detailed case studiespart one discusses how monuments first developed and their role in developing a new sense of time and space among the inhabitants of prehistoric europe
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume i contains a large hand coloured folding plate representing what appears to be a scene from noahs ark - together with 44 more hand coloured plates to volume 1, the other plates being black and white -- volume 2 has all black and white plates - this is an exceptional and rare work coloured plates make this an exceptional set read morethe work is made up of two books all complete with beautiful engravings showing biblical scenes with figurated title page in each volumeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablee miller - scripture history - t kelly - hardbacks - cm x 10 cm vol 1 - 74 pages of text each with a full page illustration accompanying it vol paginated continuously from volume 1 + index to volume 1 and 2 to rear of this volume both volumes are in v ery good condition both have firm tight bindings clean bright contents diamond patterned tooling to front and rear of boards gilt decorated edges to boards spine in 5 blocks decorated gilt - fine set occasional small flaw or blemish - very collectable beautiful illustrated edition of the scripture history with the lives of the most celebrated apostles
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These are stories that make our hearts grow, stories that will restore our faith in the world and remind us that, despite what the media says, the world isn't a scary place - rather, it is filled with kind strangers just like usall royalties go directly to fund oxfam's work with refugeesoxfam bookshop cheltenham travel is the only thing you can buy that makes you richer travel opens our minds to the world; it helps us to embrace risk and uncertainty, overcome challenges and understand the people we meet and the places we visitthis is a collection of stories by accomplished travellers and adventurous souls like sarah outen, benedict allen, ed stafford and al humphreys, who have completed daring journeys through challenging terrain, adventuring from the calais jungle to the amazon, from land's end to the gobi desert, from new guinea to iran and many other places in betweensee oxfam website for delivery information read moresomeone who could have walked past, but chose not toeach has a story to tell of a time when they were vulnerable, when they were in need and a kind stranger came to their rescuebut what happens when we arrive home? how do our experiences shape us? the kindness of strangers explores what it means to be vulnerable and to be helped by someone we've never met before
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Among the vessels that took them to the ice was the newfoundland, a wooden-walled steamship captained by the famous captain westbury keanjohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthe men who died didn't just drop like fliesoxfam bookshop wallingford "they didn't die like flies, you know, like i've heard some reporters say over the yearsmen both young and old left their homes from all over the province that year to pursue the annual seal hunt"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 stthey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyeswith no wireless aboard the *, the stage was set for seventy-eight of the men who went over the side and their fates sealedwith new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster ofthere was nothing quick or easy about itsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoh no, it wasn't like that a'tallthis book grew from that encounter and stands alone as the defining tale of the bonavista bay men who were left to die on the icethe historic convergence of ice, seals, and men in late march marked the end of newfoundland's innocenceleft to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpiece
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As the war came to its chaotic conclusion, von braun escaped from the ruins of nazi germany, and was taken to america where he began developing missiles for the us armybut america's space agency wasn't created in a vacuumin the s, rockets were all the rage in germany, the focus both of scientists hoping to fly into space and of the german armed forces, looking to circumvent the restrictions of the treaty of versaillesnasa's history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with neil armstrong taking his small step on the moon inoxfam bookshop swanage the incredible story of spaceflight before the establishment of nasabreaking the chains of gravity tells the story of america's nascent space program, its scientific advances, its personalities and the rivalries it caused between the various arms of the us militaryone of the key figures in this period was wernher von braun, an engineer who designed the rockets that became the devastating v-2meanwhile, the us air force was looking ahead to a time when men would fly in space, and test pilots like neil armstrong were flying cutting-edge, rocket-powered aircraft in the thin upper atmospheresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat this point getting a man in space became a national imperative, leading to the creation of the national aeronautics and space administration, otherwise known as nasait was assembled from pre-existing parts, drawing together some of the best minds the non-soviet world had to offer
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It focuses on slavery and a mixed-race family in georgian timesellie finds herself facing a very dangerous foe and will need all her courage and humanity to get her throughbut why? on returning to london, ellie investigates the mystery surrounding 47 foster squarethe?spirit of london is the second instalment in the thrilling and suspenseful 'spirits' series and follows the success of the people's book prize-nominated childish spiritsthe spirits were at work here, somehowthe spirit of london also sets up a story arc that will continue into future books in the serieswho is the sender of ghostly messages asking her for help? what is the secret of the meadowes family? and what does edward know about all this? with her parents about to divorce, and her mum acting very strangely, ellie quickly discovers that a sinister force lies between her and the truththe book will appeal to girls and boys of upper primary and lower secondary age - and to parents and teachers reading the book aloud! see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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