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 centuryit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulation51 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 jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern artthe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspirationthe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four years
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 centurythe weimar republic sourcebook represents the most comprehensive documentation of weimar culture, history, and politics assembled in any languagethis 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 studiesits 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 fascismsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits political and cultural lessons retain uncanny relevance for all who seek to understand the tensions and possibilities of our agewhile 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 biographiesdrawing 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 lifeoxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover and spineit 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 shelvesneat and beautifully madeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
(England)
98 €
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Complete set of the history of the twentieth century by martin gilbert in three volumesbuyer collects as too heavy to postunwanted gift, and still as new
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 massivenessthe bull is carved in the hard palombino stone, typical of the maremma between lazio and tuscanyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeprimordial bull, tracing back to a primitive mastodonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit has been often identified as a symbol of natural forces beyond human controlit has been part of my collection since the scatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 collectionbefore leaving his place of exile, he delivers twenty-six homilies to the people he is about to leavesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 centuryeach locality has its own rich plethora of lore, tales anecdotes and historical datasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford donegal is a county which is steeped in historythe book is an attempt to present a sampling of these stories
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 wouldwhile 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 abusein 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 abusechild 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 ignoreslight bumping to bottom right hand corner of front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read more" book in good condition with clean pages throughout and securely bound
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 times 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 wildfireas 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, train dreams captures the disappearance of a distinctly american way of lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morederailed by the loss of his family, grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world
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 organismsin 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 keysfor many species there are footnotes to aid identificationcorners of cover slightly worn; front cover slightly creasedprevious owner's name on half-titlesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 synonymsoxfam 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 riskan artificial key to genera provides the only workable comprehensive key published in the english language
19 €
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Oxfam books & music totnes an autobiography of the twentieth century feudal chief of the island of sarksigned on title page " sibyl hathaway dame de sark" (sic) although the title is "of" sarkseveral black and white photographsred cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spineheinemann 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 ffepthe dame "continued to treat the enemy with an off-hand condescension which they clearly found bewildering"there is a little wear to the free edges of the text blockthe corners are slightly bumpedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is light foxing and tanning throughout
130 €
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Originally housed in holbrook at the turn of the 20th century and passed on to familydark wood welsh dresserusual wear and tear for furniture of this agecollection 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 timesas his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform america in his lifetimesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebuffeted by the loss of his family, grainier struggles to make sense of this strange new worldsuffused 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 intactour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemeasurements: total height including base 70 cm, medusa height 47 cm, medusa width 47 cm, depth 13 cmare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe sculpture rests, by mean of a brass pin, on an elegant and fine base in gray/black marbleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebeautiful work of art, great medusa in the baroque style, after the “medusa rondanini”catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesilver sugar sprinkler - risler & carré - paris - circa beautiful sugar sprinkler in high grade silver (925°)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteno need to precise that it will be packed with care and shipped with track & trace read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
120 €
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Ronald reagan and françois mitterrand are sworn in as presidents of the unites states and france, respectively
9 €
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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 drivenplus on left side of door, has some grooves shown where some reglued part-not noticeable when door is closedfully working and due a re-oil as last oiledcarving of an eagle on top plus a female face possibly of a victorian woman?case has had some repairs to front top where part was loose“has had some repairs done to fixings on front of case and in full working condition” viewing is available before buying from london n15 3ajchimes on hour and half hourswall bracket cased clock chimes on each hour and half hours comes with #7 key fully working excellent conditionit is known as a vienna reguator, although yours was made in a factory in germanyfollowing message is from a clocks maker
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)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit's a piece of furniture that doesn't go unnoticedit is in excellent condition considering its age, it has always been treated with the utmost care and was restored about ten years agoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitei sell it half-heartedly due to an overall change of furniturecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
606 €
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Probably from around the turn of the century ofour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteconsists of an upper and lower cabinetantique linen press, with drawer and 2 doorsplenty of storage space and of course especially as an ornamental piece of furniturecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
77 €
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This practise ceased at the turn of the century in order to preserve the ancient wall pieceswe 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 templessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 thailandthe work will arrive rolled in a tubeoxfam shop redruth beautiful original inkstick rubbing from a stone template depicting a horse drawn chariot on a delicate tissue paperpaper 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 editionthey 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)collection only please asap
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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 them2kg, the back is carved out leaving a nice hollow showing the carving marksa london interior designer would sell this item for an astronautical sum as it would look fantastic in the right settingany questions please contact me as i am only selling due to down sizingsize ht 65cm, wdt 27cm, dpt 27cm and weighs 11this is a genuine hand carved piece of sculpture, hand carved from a solid piece of very hard woodthe carving is explicit and the whole head is extremely smooth
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 conditioninformative 23 page booklet includedpaypal acceptedrare readers digest box set down memory laneprice includes uk p&p next day dispatch guaranteed
45 €
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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 conditioninformative 23 page booklet included(plus fees unless sent as a gift)rare readers digest box set down memory laneprice includes uk p&p next day dispatch guaranteedpaypal accepted
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 €