The westmann isles
List the westmann isles
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Oxfam shop ulverston for the eighth edition every description has been corrected or rewritten where necessary and many entirely new ones have been includedoriginal price £9 see oxfam website for delivery information read morea mass of accurate information is combined with an informal style to produce a blend of botanical description, horticulture and personal experience that is quite uniquethe illustrations are entirely replanned, many taken specially for the volumethis is volume iithis was formerly owned by wiltshire libraries, and has the usual stamps and markingsthe concise descriptions are accompanied by details of distribution, history, distinctive characteristics and merits, and cultivation
40 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport "describes the author's journey with his wife and children through the inland waterways of france in 'ragged robin', a small auxiliary sailing yachtno highlighting or other notesunclipped d/j and text block both clean/intact, except for a little (water?) staining on back coversee oxfam website for delivery information read more" included, as an insert, is a letter signed by the author (see image 2)written with humour and a strong awareness of the traps and pitfalls which await a traveller when he goes off the beaten track
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport the british isles provided more overseas settlers than any country in continental europe during the nineteenth century, but english emigrants to north america have remained largely invisible, partly for lack of records about their departure or their experiencesrepresent the considered reflections on the nature, motives and myths surrounding 19th-century transatlantic migration from one of the pioneers of this field of inquiry"--virginia quarterly reviewhence low price for this bookin very good condition apart from owner's name in pen on inside of front cover plus pen underlining during the 'introduction' and one of the essayssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethoughtful, scholarly, and stimulatinghere charlotte erickson uses new sources to understand this long-neglected group and the nature of their lives in a new land"these seven essays
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the sunday times bestsellershortlisted for the samuel johnson prizethe original bestseller from the beloved author of underland, landmarks and the lost words - robert macfarlane travels britain's ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape'the old ways confirms macfarlane's reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about nature' scotland on sundayfollowing the tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes criss-crossing the british isles and beyond, robert macfarlane discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts; above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginationsit sets the imagination tingling, laying an irresistible trail for readers to follow' sunday times'read this and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again' metro'he has a rare physical intelligence and affords total immersion in place, elements and the passage of time: wonderful' antony gormley see oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Oxfam shop kendal feelgood blockbuster adaptation of the smash-hit stage musical, with meryl streep finding love the second time around on the greek islesarriving on the sun-drenched mediterranean island for the first time in 20 years, the now middle-aged hunks soon rekindle long dormant emotions, causing donna to revisit her past glories, and, with the help of her two oldest friends, rosie (julie walters) and tanya (christine baranski), belt out all those abba hits with the exuberance of a spring chickendisc in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter reading her mother donna (streep)'s diary, soon-to-be-wed sophie (amanda seyfried) invites three of her mother's old flames, bill (stellan skarsgard), sam (pierce brosnan), and harry (colin firth) to the wedding, in the hope of finding out who her real father is
3 €
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Slight tear to the bottom of sleevethe modern antiquarian is the result of an eight-year odyssey in search of the roots of british cultural identitythis book shines a powerful light onto the past of a nation hoodwinked into believing that its history began with the roman conquestin this historical masterpiece, he takes us on an unforgettable journey across the british isles, uncovering the first temples ever built and their myriad descendants, the relics of which can still be seen todaythis book is in very good conditionof the countless sites visited, cope has selected over 300 of the very best; photographing their remains and explaining fully their relationships with the landscapesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecopes deft prose examines our prehistoric beginnings through the evidence of megalithic remains and their surroundings, allowing us for the first time to reconcile the tapestry of our past with modern lifeoxfam bookshop victoria road julian cope is one of britains best known and most-celebrated post-punk visionaries
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250 €
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This 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 pagesthis 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 organismsthe 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 languageprevious owner's name on half-titlein 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 keyssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor many species there are footnotes to aid identificationcorners of cover slightly worn; front cover slightly creased
19 €
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Jacket has minor bumping at top corners and top spine-end, and a crease across the corner of the front flapoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames a catalogue of the collection in the victoria and albert museumfine/very good++/near fineincluding indexthe tab used for sliding the book out of the slipcase has a couple of creasessee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardcover with dust jacket, complete with presentation slipcase
250 €
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The romance of nature set of 4 hardback volumes wildlife of the british isles in picture and story edited by francis pitt printed by country life limited good condition
12 €
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This book is in good condition considering its ageuseful street maps and motorways in the back of the bookit was printed in but may be of interest
3 €
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The industrial archaeology of docks & harbours of the british isles
10 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport this is a descriptive guide to three welsh counties which have romantic hill, dale and river scenery unsurpassed in the british islessticker ghost on rear of jackettext block is clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedmuch of it is pastoral and remote country, where the houses and churches are neither rich nor grand but have a strongly-marked, unsophisticated characterone in a series of shell guides glossy pictorial dust jacketsuperficial scuffs and marks, light discolouration, mainly to spineways of life here, and therefore landscape and architecture, have changed less than in most districts in the last hundred years (as of )see oxfam website for delivery information read moretan cloth covered boards with green text to spinepictorial endpapers
24 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport an easy guide to all the native and exotic species grown in the british islessigns of wear, light soiling, small chips to corners and tp and bottom edges of spine, which is discolouredneatly inked name on front endpapersuperficial shelf wear to top and bottom edgestext block is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedsome discolouration to several pages where plant leaves have been kept and pressedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text to front and spinepictorial dust jacketdiagrams, all clearly labelled, with short descriptions covering over species belonging to over 500 different genera
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop hexham a simple and complete descriptive guide to the cultivation of trees, shrubs and flowers suitable for planting out-of-doors in summer in the british isles and other temperate countriesthe binding is plain green cloth with gilt titling; covers a bit wornillustrated with 32 direct colour photographs and 64 half-tone platessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle an outline history of the development of the rail-borne steam locomotive in the british isles from topages clean and unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read morefully illustratedsome slight tanning to edges of dust jackethardback with dust jacket in very good condition
3 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport from the popular, collectable observer's pocket series, 'the observer's book of butterflies' is a comprehensive guide to the lives and habits of butterflies in the british islesno highlighting or other notes see oxfam website for delivery information read moresee images 2 & 3 for typical double page layouts good condition for its ageslight foxing to page edges onlytext block clean and brighta lovely collectable itemlight blue boards show minor wear to edges and some sun fading to spine
14 €
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Watsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost9 (parts in clean, very good second hand condition
2 €
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Watsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost10 (parts in clean, very good second hand condition
2 €
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11 (parts in clean, very good second hand conditionwatsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost
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Watsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost12 (part in clean, very good second hand condition
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17 (part in clean, very good second hand conditionwatsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost
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Watsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost18 (parts in clean, very good second hand condition
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Watsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost19 (parts in clean, very good second hand condition
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Watsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost20 (parts in clean, very good second hand condition
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Watsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost21 (parts in clean, very good second hand condition
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Watsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost22 (parts in clean, very good second hand condition
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Watsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost23 (parts in clean, very good second hand condition
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Watsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost24 (parts in clean, very good second hand condition
2 €
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Watsonia (journal of the botanical society of the british isles) volfor collection from southall or can post at cost25 (parts in clean, very good second hand condition
2 €
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Scale: vintage school wall map of the ukposted by dana in other goods, antiques in hackney
250 €