The translator of the first
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The notebook is beautiful, contains stains at the bottom of the pages and pages 23 to 26 can only be held by the top clip t6 still beautiful dishes, cut of 5 cm in the lower back, small seal on the first dish and stains on the fourth dish notebook in good condition, small hole on page 1 and 13, brownish spots from here to there t7 dishes in good condition, scribbled barely visible in the center of the first dish, stamp and small spots on the fourth dish very beautiful notebook read morepresented here albums 5, 6 and 7 in eo the general condition is good or very good in detail, t5 flats and back complete, beautiful colors, small brown spots in the right corner at the top of the first dish and small cut on a good centimeter in the lower backare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
128 €
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperbackthe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversysimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were sufferedemotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposedwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreannika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth centurytext is unmarked the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the war there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removed
14 €
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Oxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themusing newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revengesir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreagainst the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries britain and france would rulelawrence, winston churchill and charles de gaulle, a line in the sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when britain and france ruled the middle eastin , after many years of intrigue and espionage, britain finally succeeded in ousting france from lebanon and syria, and hoped that, having done so, it would be able to cling on to palestinethe creation of britain's 'mandates' of palestine, transjordan and iraq, and france's in lebanon and syria, made the two powers uneasy neighbours for the following thirty yearsthrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tit explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the arabs and the jews, and ultimately led to war between the british and the french in and between the arabs and the jews interritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainthe deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontier
19 €
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Magnificent copy close to new with a thin stripe barely visible at the bottom of the first cover, a tiny friction of the rear corner of the low cap and a trace of fold at the bottom of the backoriginal french editionare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedesirable volume in this perfect state of conservationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
64 €
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Superb batman masterpiece edition box set, with the facsimile of the first batman comic book by bob kane, the book about batman and the reproduction of the first batman figurineare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Equipped with sleek armour & powerful weapons, storm troopers enforce the will of the first orderkids can imagine charging into action like a first order storm trooper with this star wars nerf blaster
34 €
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Title: : the history of the first world warauthor(s): stevenson, davidbinding: paperbackpublication date
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The title of the first story provides the title of the whole bookare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiantique ragbook, over 100 years oldit comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about childrenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebeautifully illustrated in six colours on eighteen pages, measures 288mm x 206mmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteeach has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated wayder struwwelpeter ("shock-headed peter" or "shaggy peter") is an german children's book by heinrich hoffmannder struwwelpeter is one of the earliest books for children that combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, and is considered a precursor to comic bookscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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33 €
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Oxfam shop penzance book produced by the crafts council of australia on the occasion of the first world crafts exhibition, toronto, canada intext and many photographs - colour and black and whiteinternally clean and in very good condition paper cover is made with hand made paper - in good condition apart from a small piece torn from the bottom back cornerprevious owner's personal library label stuck on title page with their name and the dateloose sheet with letter from the president of the crafts council of australia (printed) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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There is a brown water mark that runs along the edges of the first 30 pages of the book from the top to the bottom (see photos)the page edges are a little grubby in placessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are no internal markings or annotationsa book fit for use but has definitely seen better daysthere is a crinkled patch of front cover that corresponds to where the water mark can be seen inside (see photo)the damage to this book does not interfere with the textoxfam books & music wells this softcover book is in a relatively poor conditionthe text itself, however, is clearexternally, while the book's covers are intact, the front cover and the spine are very noticeably sun bleached (see photo)
19 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham one hundred years since the outbreak of the first world war, the polish poet wioletta greg undertakes a literary journey through her own family history, exploring in both poetry and prose a century of life, death, love and tragedywith passion, tenderness and humour, she traces a path from the lives of her grandparents in early twentieth century poland, through two world wars, life under communism and the subsequent liberation, to her own experiences as a migrant living in britain on the isle of wightsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
5 €
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Excellent quality! inaugural postcard with corresponding label on the back of the first 10th anniversary of the 'regia aeronautica'are 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 storesent from rome on the 18th july to munich, arriving by plane on the 19thplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery beautiful read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
47 €
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A thorough comprehensive work on the battles of the first world war illustrated with maps read moreare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewinston s churchill - the world crisis - odhams pres ltd - hardbacks - dated from preface - 21 cm x 15 cm vol pages vol pages continuous from volume 1 both books are in very good clean bright condition firm bindings clean bright contents no inscriptions one page has a sentence underlined otherwise fine
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32 €
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Available for collectiona beautiful alternative to the traditional nativity story, this book is a wonderful evocation of mexican customs and culturewilling to meet within reasonable distanceprice negotiable
2 €
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Meyer in the margin of the first pagea touch of shelf and corner wear, contents in excellent clean conditionoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames flat signed by barbara msee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprofusely illustrated in colour and black & white
20 €
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This is the reprint of the first pan editiongerman leopold von ragastein meets his doppelganger, englishman everard dominey, in africa, and plans to murder him and steal his identity to spy on english high society just prior to world war iphillips oppenheim and published in see oxfam website for delivery information read more there is a slight tear along the spineoxfam shop magdelen street the great impersonation is a mystery novel written by e
9 €
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8 years have passed since the events of the first bioshock, and rapture's denizens have rallied into a collectivist cultfight for your life and outsmart your enemies, be it deep beneath the waves or high above the clouds
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The title means, approximately, 'the first five books (pentateuch) of the creation (cosmogony)'most of the book is a retelling of the document, in much the same way as a modern translator might retell the contents of a babylonian tablet or egyptian papyrus scrollthe story and artwork within 'pentateuch' concerns the discovery of an abandoned spacecraft in orbit around jupiter, and the project to decipher the ideograms in the pentateuch 'document' discovered withinare 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 storepatrick woodroffe / dave greenslade ?– the pentateuch of the cosmogony label:emi ?– emsp 332 format:2 × vinyl, lp, album, book country:uk released: genre:electronic, rock style:new age, prog rock media condition: ex sleeve condition: ex a hardback book and double vinyl album released in , conceived, written and illustrated by patrick woodroffe, with music written and performed by dave greensladeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteparticularly remarkable is the combinatorial ideographic script created by woodroffe and used throughout the artworkcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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23 €
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N legal deposit: - isbn: edition info: first edition mention 8elmatt cover with selective varnishour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenoted "first edition" and "angoulême "n legal deposit: edition info: color: blue duotonethis limited edition also contains the complete dialogue cutout by jean-david morvanqueen of wolves - ttb legal deposit: - isbn: edition info: noted "first edition"please look at the photos, the corners are very sharp / pthe night of the totems - pthe source of time - pcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablen legal deposit: isbn: edition info: limited edition of 800 copies sold exclusively during the angoulême festivalin the footsteps of oh-mah-ah / pn legal deposit: - isbnthe dream catcher legal deposit: - format: normal format isbn: - plates: 46 edition info: this facsimile of nicolas keramidas' notebook presents, in its original size and presentation, the original storyboard of luuna volume 8, to be published inwith 15 pages of "scenario, cutting and dialogues" at the end of the albumthe circle of mirrors - pplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiten legal deposit: edition info: mention "first edition" on page 2are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinoted "first edition"the twilight of the lynx / dedication - ptwilight of the lynx / pcover colors: garcia bruno 7n legal deposit: - isbn: tln = close to new state 2
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Banksy captured by steve lazarides first and second edition books1 - wonderful ‘banksy captured’, first edition book, first volume strictly limited, one of a limited edition, only numbered books in total published, 256 ppfirst edition books are highly collectible all over the world and much sought-afterthe first edition is completely sold out and has its own book cover image, no other editions will ever have this image depicting banksy himselfare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki2- wonderful ‘banksy captured’, second edition book, paperback, thread-sewn, 256 ppboth books are new, never usedwhite spots on the dark is possibly caused by dust on the scanner glassthese never before seen images, shot by lazarides, document the fascinating and anarchic journey behind the scenes of the mysterious man who has become one of the world's most renowned artistsit is possible that the actual photograph may be slightly darker or lighterthis item ships from belgium – european union – europeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehighly recommended as a great investment for the fine art collectorit will be shipped very thoroughly packaged and with sufficient insurancenew books by steve lazarides, the person by banksy's side during his rise to infamyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteextremely rare and meant only for the serious collectorcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea scanner may display colours and contrast differently
115 €
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Lot of the first 9 eo volumes of the "lady s" series all close to newif several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium, he must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive after sending, the possible reimbursement of the overpayment3) lot won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe: if several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe, he must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive after sending, the possible reimbursement of the overpaymentna zdorovié, shaniouchka!only the actual shipping costs are counted>>> coronavirus - important notes regarding transportour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein view of the world health situation, the parcel can be sent as soon as the post office services are restored), please contact me before the payment of the lotpacked carefullyfast shipment by reinforced parcel with tracking numbercheers, suzie! ° north latitudepossible delays in deliveries current health security precautions related to coronavirus in some parts of the world mean that delivery times may be extendedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available2) lot won by a buyer outside belgium but in europe: the package will be sent by "bpack world" and will be relayed by the national postal servicesthanks for your understandingportuguese salada mole in washingtonif several lots in the same sale are won by the same buyer in belgium, the latter will only pay the transport costs onceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefor a woman's skin the photos are an integral part of the descriptionfor any remark or specific request to modify these modes of transport (ups shipment with insurance, etcare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia second of eternity1) lot won at any price by a buyer in belgium: the package will be sent via bpost with insurance
71 €
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Lot of the first 7 albums of the "yalek" series all albums are original editions in very good conditionif several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium, he must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive after sending, the possible reimbursement of the overpayment3) lot won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe: if several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe, he must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive after sending, the possible reimbursement of the overpaymentonly the actual shipping costs are counted>>> coronavirus - important notes regarding transportour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store), please contact me before paying the lotin view of the world health situation, the parcel can be sent as soon as the post office services are restoredapocalypse livethe empire of fearpacked carefullyfast shipment by reinforced parcel with tracking numberthe iron spiderpossible delays in deliveries current health security precautions related to coronavirus in some parts of the world mean that delivery times may be extendedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available2) lot won by a buyer outside belgium but in europe: the package will be sent by "bpack world" and will be relayed by the national postal servicesfor any specific comments or requests to change these transport arrangements (sending ups with insurance, etcthe prisoners of yacomacplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe city without shadethe master of bannock the photos are an integral part of the descriptionif several lots in the same sale are won by the same buyer in belgium, the buyer will only pay the transport costs oncethank you for your understandingy like yalek (note, some spots on the 4th dish) 21) lot won at any price by a buyer in belgium: the package will be sent via bpost with insurance
64 €
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Lot of the first 13 albums of the series "durango" all albums are original editions in very good conditionif several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium, the latter must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive, after dispatch, any reimbursement of the overpayment3) lot won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe: if several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe, he must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive after sending, the possible reimbursement of the overpaymentonly the actual shipping costs are counteda reason to dietrap for a killerour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe fate of a desperadothe forces of angerin view of the world health situation, the parcel can be sent as soon as the post office services are restoredtransport conditions: 1) lot won at any price by a buyer in belgium: the package will be sent via bpost with insurancepacked carefullydogs die in wintercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewithout mercy the photos are an integral part of the description), please contact me before payment of the lot2) lot won by a buyer outside belgium but in europe: the package will be sent by "bpack world" and will be relayed by the national postal servicesthanks for your understandingfor any remark or special request to modify these transport methods (ups shipping with insurance, etcif several lots in the same sale are won by the same buyer in belgium, the latter will only pay the transport costs onceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe prey of the jackalsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifast shipment by reinforced parcel with tracking number
93 €
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Lot of the first 8 albums of the "cargo" series all albums are original editions in very good conditionif several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium, the latter must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive, after dispatch, any reimbursement of the overpayment3) lot won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe: if several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe, he must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive after sending, the possible reimbursement of the overpaymentonly the actual shipping costs are countedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeparker note that volumes 4,5,6 and 7 have a discreet name of the former owner on the cover pagein view of the world health situation, the parcel can be sent as soon as the post office services are restoredtransport conditions: 1) lot won at any price by a buyer in belgium: the package will be sent via bpost with insurancepacked carefullycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available), please contact me before payment of the lot2) lot won by a buyer outside belgium but in europe: the package will be sent by "bpack world" and will be relayed by the national postal servicesthanks for your understandingfor any remark or special request to modify these transport methods (ups shipping with insurance, etcif several lots in the same sale are won by the same buyer in belgium, the latter will only pay the transport costs onceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe photos are an integral part of the descriptionthe foam of surabayaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe shanghai peepholefast shipment by reinforced parcel with tracking numberbox-calf's trunk
68 €
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Lot of the first 11 albums of the "vent des dieux" series all albums are original editions in very good conditionif several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium, the latter must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive, after dispatch, any reimbursement of the overpayment3) lot won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe: if several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe, he must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive after sending, the possible reimbursement of the overpaymentonly the actual shipping costs are countedthe forgotten manour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecogotaï the photos are an integral part of the descriptionin view of the world health situation, the parcel can be sent as soon as the post office services are restoredtransport conditions: 1) lot won at any price by a buyer in belgium: the package will be sent via bpost with insurancepacked carefullythe blood of the mooncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available), please contact me before payment of the lot2) lot won by a buyer outside belgium but in europe: the package will be sent by "bpack world" and will be relayed by the national postal servicesthe order of heaventhanks for your understandingfor any remark or special request to modify these transport methods (ups shipping with insurance, etcif several lots in the same sale are won by the same buyer in belgium, the latter will only pay the transport costs onceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifast shipment by reinforced parcel with tracking numberthe belly of the dragon
75 €
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28 is edward elgar's first sonata composed for the organ and first performed on 8 july it was first performed by the worcester cathedral organist, hugh blair, on 8 julythis was the first time, but not the last, that elgar cut it so close that there was insufficient time for rehearsalthe four movements are:ithe sonata in g major, opinstead, elgar decided on a four movement sonata of nearly half an hour's length michael kennedy observes that to play the finale successfully, the organist needs to be a mental and physical athleteit also exists in arrangements for full orchestra made after elgar's deaththe work was dedicated to elgar's friend and fellow-musician charles swinnerton heap ()vg pages, some edge and cover wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebiographer jerrold moore notes that elgar depended, in order to complete a work, on the stimulation of an imminent deadlineoxfam bookshop carlisle our copy is editon breitkopf noallegro maestosoiihe had worked on the piece off and on for nearly three months the outer movements follow the classic sonata form; the inner movements are in three-part a-b-a formpresto (comodo)the opening theme resembles the beginning of elgar's the black knight, a cantata completed two years earlier and gaining acceptance when elgar began work on the organ sonatathe genesis of the work was a request to elgar to write an organ voluntary for a convention of american organists in the english city of worcester inandanto espressivoivelgar wrote, "one week's work", in the score inscription, but that measures only the final constructive push
5 €
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It contains the full text of the first edition, including malthus's own invaluable 70-page summary, and contains details of all the additions, omissions and emendations that occurred between the first and the second, posthumous, edition ofin good condition, very light wear to edges of cover, a few places where very pale yellow highlighting appears in first 50 pagesthe first edition is extremely rare, and for over 150 years confusions and disagreements have inevitably occurred in the interpretation of malthus's economics because of the absence of any systematic record of the differences between the two editions text clean and bright, readablesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished in two volumes or as a set this provides a definitive scholarly variorum edition of malthus's principles of political economythe editor has written a lengthy and authoritative introduction giving an account, derived mainly from contemporary correspondence, of the events and circumstances surrounding the publication of the two editionsit shows the relationship between the principles and malthus's other writings and activities as a political economistthere is also an editorial commentary that aims to explain the significance and origin of the alterationsoxfam bookshop leeds 601pp
35 €
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Lot of the first 6 albums of the "caroline baldwin" series all albums are original editions in very good conditionif several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium, the latter must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive, after dispatch, any reimbursement of the overpayment3) lot won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe: if several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe, he must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive after sending, the possible reimbursement of the overpaymentrouge swimming poolthe album contains the 3d sceneryonly the actual shipping costs are countedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store), please contact me before paying the lotin view of the world health situation, the parcel can be sent as soon as the post office services are restoredtransport conditions: 1) lot won at any price by a buyer in belgium: the package will be sent via bpost with insuranceangel rock the photos are an integral part of the descriptionpacked carefullycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available2) lot won by a buyer outside belgium but in europe: the package will be sent by "bpack world" and will be relayed by the national postal servicesthe last dancefor any specific comments or requests to change these transport arrangements (sending ups with insurance, etcplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiif several lots in the same sale are won by the same buyer in belgium, the buyer will only pay the transport costs oncethank you for your understandingfast shipment by reinforced parcel with tracking number
64 €
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Lot of the first 8 albums of the "cargo" series all albums are original editions in very good conditionif several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium, the latter must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive, after dispatch, any reimbursement of the overpayment3) lot won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe: if several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe, he must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive after sending, the possible reimbursement of the overpaymentonly the actual shipping costs are countedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store), please contact me before paying the lotin view of the world health situation, the parcel can be sent as soon as the post office services are restoredtransport conditions: 1) lot won at any price by a buyer in belgium: the package will be sent via bpost with insuranceparker the photos are an integral part of the descriptionpacked carefullycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available2) lot won by a buyer outside belgium but in europe: the package will be sent by "bpack world" and will be relayed by the national postal servicesfor any specific comments or requests to change these transport arrangements (sending ups with insurance, etcplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe foam of surabayaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe shanghai peepholeif several lots in the same sale are won by the same buyer in belgium, the buyer will only pay the transport costs oncethank you for your understandingfast shipment by reinforced parcel with tracking numberbox-calf's trunk
70 €
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first introduced to the west by the british orientalist henry thomas colebrooke, the yoga sutra was revived largely in europe and america, and predominantly in englishvirtually forgotten in india for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the west, the yoga sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status-and translated into more than forty languages-only in the course of the past forty yearsoxfam bookshop cotham hill first edition grey boards and spine with gilt embossed title to spine light shelf-wear to corners and top and bottom of spine but otherwise clean small marks to dust cover which is not price-clipped light bumps to edges of cover rough-cut pages are clean and bright with no marks, creases, or tears book and spine are bright and tight previous owner's pencil commentary to front end flap ("far outshines any since") consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, patanjali's yoga sutra is today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practicewhite brings to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations-and misappropriations-of the yoga sutra led to its revered place in popular culture todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas david gordon white demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrecttracing the remarkable trajectory of this enigmatic work, white's exhaustively researched book also demonstrates why the yoga of india's past bears little resemblance to the yoga practiced todaywhite retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins down through its heyday in the seventh through eleventh centuries, its gradual fall into obscurity, and its modern resurgence since the nineteenth century
(England)
35 €