The turn of the twentieth century
List the turn of the twentieth century
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Oxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth centurythe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four years51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's stylevery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacketart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern artsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspirationit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulation
19 €
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Good overall condition a laboratory for competing visions of modernity, the weimar republic () continues to haunt the imagination of the twentieth centuryoxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover and spinethis will be a major resource and reference work for students and scholars in history; art; architecture; literature; social and political thought; and cultural, film, german, and women's studiesdrawing from such primary sources as magazines, newspapers, manifestoes, and official documents (many unknown even to specialists and most never before available in english), this book challenges the traditional boundaries between politics, culture, and social lifeits political and cultural lessons retain uncanny relevance for all who seek to understand the tensions and possibilities of our agesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits thirty chapters explore germany's complex relationship to democracy, ideologies of "reactionary modernism," the rise of the "new woman," bauhaus architecture, the impact of mass media, the literary life, the tradition of cabaret and urban entertainment, and the situation of jews, intellectuals, and workers before and during the emergence of fascismthe weimar republic sourcebook represents the most comprehensive documentation of weimar culture, history, and politics assembled in any languagewhile devoting much attention to the republic's varied artistic and intellectual achievements (the frankfurt school, political theater, twelve-tone music, cultural criticism, photomontage, and urban planning), the book is unique for its inclusion of many lesser-known materials on popular culture, consumerism, body culture, drugs, criminality, and sexuality; it also contains a timetable of major political events, an extensive bibliography, and capsule biographiesit invites a wide community of readers to discover the richness and complexity of the turbulent years in germany before hitler's rise to power
20 €
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They till the rough soil and sleep in the same bed, touched only occasionally by the advances of the twentieth centuryoxfam bookshop cheltenham on the black hill is an elegantly written tale of identical twin brothers who grow up on a farm in rural wales and never leave homesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein depicting the lives of benjamin and lewis and their interactions with their small local community chatwin comments movingly on the larger questions of human experience
2 €
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A french, freestanding shelving unit made at the turn of the 20th century in walnut with turned legs, a marble top trimmed with delicate brass fretwork and two wicker shelvesare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableneat and beautifully madeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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98 €
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Complete set of the history of the twentieth century by martin gilbert in three volumesunwanted gift, and still as newbuyer collects as too heavy to post
8 €
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This eclectic and unknown sculptor of the twentieth century managed with a few simple traits to give life to a creature disappeared millions of years ago nowit seems to smile, aware of its massivenessprimordial bull, tracing back to a primitive mastodonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit has been often identified as a symbol of natural forces beyond human controlour 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 availableit has been part of my collection since the splease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe bull is carved in the hard palombino stone, typical of the maremma between lazio and tuscany
203 €
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Together these short sermons form the prophet, the most inspirational work of the twentieth centurythis newly reset edition of kahlil gibran's classic contains an introduction by robin waterfield which throws new light onto one of the most significant books of the century and is a major addition to penguin arkana's uniform gibran collectionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebefore leaving his place of exile, he delivers twenty-six homilies to the people he is about to leaveoxfam bookshop cheltenham almustafa the prophet, or 'chosen one', is about to return to his native land
4 €
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Coupled with the most newsworthy stories of the period and other relevant backdrop information, the book attempts an understanding of life in donegal during the 20th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is an attempt to present a sampling of these storieseach locality has its own rich plethora of lore, tales anecdotes and historical dataoxfam bookshop wallingford donegal is a county which is steeped in history
9 €
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Oxfam shop mutley plain " on the cusp of the twentieth century, in the most cosmopolitan city in the world, there a sensation that entranced the city's populace as nothing had before-a sensation that cast a great and disturbing shadow over the city, and then vanished, leaving no more trace than a shadow would" book in good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundchild abuse in freud's vienna is the story of that forgotten sensation in this fabled cityfocusing on the four cases that dominated the pages of the newspapers, larry wolff's riveting narrative paints a picture of a great city enthralled by a spectacle it desperately wished to ignoresee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile sigmund freud was anxiously awaiting the publication of the interpretation of dreams, in which he first theorized about the oedipal hostilities between parents and children, every day's headlines proclaimed the ugly reality of child abuseslight bumping to bottom right hand corner of front coverin the autumn of , vienna's attention was focused not on its extraordinary cultural life, but on child abuse-specifically, two cases of child murder and two of abuse
9 €
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Oxfam shop dumfries bookselling in scotland went through radical changes during the course of the twentieth century: the creation of more attractive shop interiors to replace the gloomy cathedrals of the pre-second world war era; increasing specialization of outlets, including the development of paperback bookshops; the growth of chains and the dogged persistence of independents; the abolition of the net book agreement; and, the importance of the mass media in the promotion of booksthis book provides a lively account of bookselling and booksellers through the life histories of key and representative figures in the scottish trade, told in their own wordssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea balanced blend of anecdote and analysis, this is the first comprehensive insight into the nature of the trade and the radical changes it has been through in the past eighty years
3 €
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Oxfam books & music lichfield robert grainer is a day labourer in the american west at the start of the twentieth century - an ordinary man in extraordinary timessuffused with the history and landscapes of the american west, train dreams captures the disappearance of a distinctly american way of lifeas his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform america in his lifetimederailed by the loss of his family, grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world shipped by train in into the woods of the idaho panhandle, he grows up, works on logging gangs, falls in love, and loses his wife and baby daughter to a particularly pernicious wildfiresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
5 €
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This second edition incorporates the very considerable advances in our knowledge of mosses made in the last quarter of the twentieth century and will provide a unique resource for all concerned with these fascinating organismsfor many species there are footnotes to aid identificationin addition to the species descriptions there are descriptions of families and genera and also introductory information on conservation, collection, preservation and examination of material, together with advice on using the keysthis book describes and illustrates in detail the 760 species of mosses currently known to occur in the british isles and incorporates the most up-to-date information available on classification and nomenclature, together with recent synonymscorners of cover slightly worn; front cover slightly creasedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprevious owner's name on half-titlean artificial key to genera provides the only workable comprehensive key published in the english languageoxfam shop kendal paperback in very good condition with clean pagesthe species descriptions provide information on frequency, ecology, geographical relationships and distribution, including information on protected species and those species at risk
19 €
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Oxfam books & music totnes an autobiography of the twentieth century feudal chief of the island of sarkthe corners are slightly bumpedsigned on title page " sibyl hathaway dame de sark" (sic) although the title is "of" sarkthere is light foxing and tanning throughoutthe dame "continued to treat the enemy with an off-hand condescension which they clearly found bewildering"several black and white photographsthere is a little wear to the free edges of the text blocksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreheinemann first editionit tells of her unconventional upbringing and covers the second world war when the remnant of the duchy of normandy, now in the possession of the queen of england, was occupied by german troopsundated gift annotation on ffepred cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine
130 €
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Originally housed in holbrook at the turn of the 20th century and passed on to familyusual wear and tear for furniture of this agedark wood welsh dressercollection only
50 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham robert grainier is a day labourer in the american west at the start of the twentieth century - an ordinary man in extraordinary timesbuffeted by the loss of his family, grainier struggles to make sense of this strange new worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform america in his lifetimesuffused with the history and landscapes of the american west - its otherworldly flora and fauna, its rugged loggers and bridge-builders - train dreams captures the disappearance of a distinctly american way of life
2 €
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Made at the beginning of the twentieth century, in excellent condition considering its age, with only (as shown in photos) a minor restoration in the lower left of the medusa, otherwise the sculpture is in perfect condition, totally intactare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemeasurements: total height including base 70 cm, medusa height 47 cm, medusa width 47 cm, depth 13 cmbeautiful work of art, great medusa in the baroque style, after the “medusa rondanini”please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe sculpture rests, by mean of a brass pin, on an elegant and fine base in gray/black marble
969 €
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth providing a valuable historical background to a great human and ecological catastrophe of the twentieth century, pierre verluise presents a brilliant analysis of the effects of this natural disaster on problems confronting armenia and the armenian peoplesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
20 €
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Lots of interesting facts about railways, steam trains, diesel trains leading to electric poweredused by my son when in school during the s and still in good condition
2 €
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Minerve hallmark & risler hallmark (french silversmith) weight: 170 gr height: 16,2 cm diameter base: 5,5 cm perfect condition risler & carré were installed rue du faubourg saint-honoré in paris from the end of the twentieth centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisilver sugar sprinkler - risler & carré - paris - circa beautiful sugar sprinkler in high grade silver (925°)our 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 availableno need to precise that it will be packed with care and shipped with track & trace read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
120 €
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Ronald reagan and françois mitterrand are sworn in as presidents of the unites states and france, respectively
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The turn of the 20th centurythe a and r on the bob refers to the direction you would need to turn the rating nut in order to advance or retard its timekeeping, and this is a good indicator of it being a later german copy, along with the fact it has gong striking and is spring driven rather than weight drivencase has had some repairs to front top where part was loosefully working and due a re-oil as last oiledplus on left side of door, has some grooves shown where some reglued part-not noticeable when door is closedcarving of an eagle on top plus a female face possibly of a victorian woman?chimes on hour and half hours“has had some repairs done to fixings on front of case and in full working condition” viewing is available before buying from london n15 3ajit is known as a vienna reguator, although yours was made in a factory in germanyfollowing message is from a clocks makerwall bracket cased clock chimes on each hour and half hours comes with #7 key fully working excellent condition
100 €
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Spanish piece of furniture from the beginning of the 19th centuryi inherited it from my grandfather who in turn received it as a gift from a nobleman of spanish origin (don pietro de leone)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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is in excellent condition considering its age, it has always been treated with the utmost care and was restored about ten years agoi sell it half-heartedly due to an overall change of furnitureplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit's a piece of furniture that doesn't go unnoticed
606 €
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Probably from around the turn of the century ofconsists of an upper and lower cabinetare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplenty of storage space and of course especially as an ornamental piece of furnitureantique linen press, with drawer and 2 doorsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
77 €
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This practise ceased at the turn of the century in order to preserve the ancient wall piecesthe work will arrive rolled in a tubesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop redruth beautiful original inkstick rubbing from a stone template depicting a horse drawn chariot on a delicate tissue paperthis contemporary piece would have been taken from a stone carving or cast made specifically for the purpose of rubbing and are still made and sold by monks in china and thailandwe had a donation of several of these works on paper, so please check our other items if you are interestedthese rubbings originate from asia and initially were made by monks from the old carvings within the templespaper size 26" x 23" approximately
5 €
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Most were used at the turn of the 20th century in various music festivals and concerts around the countryfree! a wonderful collection of about 20 oratorio choral scores mostly in the novello original octavo editioncollection only please asapthey include two in hardback, a lovely old edition of the messiah that was used in 5 performances from onwards, also 3 copies of brahms’ requiem (in english)
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Was possible carved around the turn of the last century as my family member returned from africa in the early s and brought the item with themany questions please contact me as i am only selling due to down sizingthe carving is explicit and the whole head is extremely smooththis is a genuine hand carved piece of sculpture, hand carved from a solid piece of very hard woodsize ht 65cm, wdt 27cm, dpt 27cm and weighs 11a london interior designer would sell this item for an astronautical sum as it would look fantastic in the right setting2kg, the back is carved out leaving a nice hollow showing the carving marks
250 €
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65 years of song hits form the turn of the 20th century, ending in the 50'sbox showing signs of age, but records in good to excellent conditionprice includes uk p&p next day dispatch guaranteedinformative 23 page booklet includedpaypal acceptedrare readers digest box set down memory lane
45 €
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65 years of song hits form the turn of the 20th century, ending in the 50'spaypal acceptedbox showing signs of age, but records in good to excellent conditionprice includes uk p&p next day dispatch guaranteedinformative 23 page booklet included(plus fees unless sent as a gift)rare readers digest box set down memory lane
45 €
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This is a photograph of an accident that occured in a french railway station at the turn of the last centuryit is nicely framed and would appeal to railway history enthusiasts
12 €
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50cmx26cm closed 62cmx50cm opened height 48cm age believe to be the turn of the 19th century owned for over forty five years reason for sale (decorating & downsizing)table- coffin oval small wooden folding side table size: approx
25 €