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The chronicles of london, by andrew saint & gillian darley published by weidenfeld and nicolson in extract from description on inner flap: this unique and beautifully illustrated anthology tells the history of london in the words of those that experienced and lived through itprice does not include postage/delivery chargesfrom tacitu's account of the sack of london in ad60 to the diarie of harold nicholson and richard crossman, the chronicles of london celebrates two vibrant millennia of one of the world's great cities" condition: very good condition - slight damage to jacket slip cover; inside is cleansize: approximately 290x225x30 mm collection or delivery by mutual agreement
(England)
7 €
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"plexus - the rosy crucifixion" by henry miller - weidenfeld and nicholson, london - first uk edition, second impression - 572p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, with original dust jacket pasted to boards with some wear and a few small tears 2are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"plexus - the rosy crucifixion" by henry miller - olympia press, the traveller's companion, paris - first thus edition - 683p, 14cmx12cm - condition: good, minor wear to coversthe title comes from a sentence near the end of miller's tropic of capricorn: "all my calvaries were rosy crucifixions, pseudo-tragedies to keep the fires of hell burning brightly for the real sinners who are in danger of being forgottenour 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 website" plexus (), the second volume, continues with the story of miller’s marriage to mona, and covers miller’s attempts to become a writer after leaving his job at the cosmodemonic telegraph company read morethe rosy crucifixion, a trilogy consisting of sexus, plexus, and nexus, is a fictionalized account documenting the six-year period of henry miller's life in brooklyn as he falls for his second wife june and struggles to become a writer, leading up to his initial departure for paris incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
36 €
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Oxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback - - weidenfeld & nicolson the golden age of ancient greek city-state civilisation lasted from 490 to 336 bc, the period between the first wars with persia and carthage and the accession of alexander the greathe places the work of sophocles, aristophanes, herodotus, aristotle, the architect and sculptors of the parthenon, philip ii of macedonia and many other in their historical context, and asks what gave rise to such outstanding achievement in the cultural, philosophical, scientific and literary sphereswriting for both the general reader and the scholar, michael grant has in his fluent and immensely readable account captured one of the most astonishing civilisations at the height of its powersin this book, michael grant concentrates on the individuals in the cultural, social, artistic and political history of the classical greeks, who shaped their own and future civilisationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morenever has there been such a multiplication of varied talents and genius within so limited a periodthe book is in excellent condition
6 €
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Published by george weidenfeld & nicolson ltd inwith pictures by one of ireland's most acclaimed photographers, and written by a highly respected authority on ireland's ancient monuments, ancient ireland is a lavish, fascinating, essential guide to the country's finest archaeological and architectural sitesthis is the only book which comprehensively covers in text and captivating colour photographs ireland's heritage of prehistoric and medieval buildings up tosee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollowing her highly successful 'great irish houses and castles ' and 'dublin: a grand tour', jacqueline o'brien has taken over 300 spectacular colour photographs and has invited dr peter harbison, one of ireland's most distinguished archaeologists, to collaborate with her on a magnificent book chronicling the glories of ireland's ancient pastoxfam books & music fareham ancient ireland- from prehistory to the middle ages by jacqueline o'brien and peter harbisonhardback with dust jacket in very good conditionex-library copy with usual stamps
6 €
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury weidenfeld and nicholson  first edition a very good copy in very good dustjacket,two tape marks to inner board otherwise excellent see oxfam website for delivery information read more
12 €
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Published by weidenfeld & nicolsondust jacket condition: good - slight marking to covers, with a nick towards spine, but largely clean and completea student when he was first imprisoned, theo is now a young man who finds himself without family, without friends, and with very little except an overpowering desire to journey back to his homefirst english translation from the original hebrewhardback with dust jacketin a desperate attempt to escape the pain of the camps, he sets out to walk across europe, determined to remain in solitude until he has regained his strengthsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit tells the story of a young holocaust survivor's struggle to come to terms with his recent experiencefor every sin is a novel by israeli author and holocaust survivor aharon appelfeldfor every sin by aharon appelfeldtranslated by jeffrey min the nightmarish world he enters, haunted by images from his past and day after day inevitably reunited with his fellow survivors, theo is forced to come face to face with his own demons, wit the shattered world he has inherited, and with the human condition from which he cannot escapebook condition: very good - clean covers, tightly bound, clean throughout
(England)
9 €
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They testify at least to the fascination we have for him, but none will be a patch on simon heffer's, the only one written with full access to all his personal and public papers, by one of britain's leading conservative commentators and, with his acclaimed book on carlyle published by weidenfeld & nicholson, one of it's most promising biographersthe book will cover all aspects of powell's life: his midlands childhood, his teaching by aoxfam shop fulwood road the definitive, controversial, authorised biography of one of the defining political figures of postwar britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere have been many biographies of enoch powell - this will be the 7th or the 8thhousman, his appointment at the age of 25 as professor of greek at the university of adelaide, his writing of poetry, his love for an aristocratic irish woman, his resignation from macmillans cabinet, the rivers of blood speech, and his spiritual godfathering of margaret thatcherit will also, effectively, be a history of postwar british politics from powell's perspective
40 €
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A selection of autobiographies/memoirs including: - that's my story: julie walters published by weidenfeld & nicholson - hardback in excellent condition - joe longthorne: the official autobiography published by great northern - hardback in good condition - dear fatty: dawn french published by century - hardback in good condition - only fools and stories: david jason published by century - hardback in excellent condition - head on: botham the autobiography published by ebury press - large format paperback in excellent condition - life and laughing my story: michael mcintyre published by penguin - paperback in excellent condition price is ÂŁ1 each
1 €
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A selection of autobiographies/memoirs including: - that's my story: julie walters published by weidenfeld & nicholson - hardback in excellent condition - sold - joe longthorne: the official autobiography published by great northern - hardback in good condition - dear fatty: dawn french published by century - hardback in good condition - only fools and stories: david jason published by century - hardback in excellent condition - head on: botham the autobiography published by ebury press - large format paperback in excellent condition - life and laughing my story: michael mcintyre published by penguin - paperback in excellent condition - sold price is ÂŁ1 each
1 €