Whisper of the tide
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Book in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundoxfam shop mutley plain fully indexed, the edition of the "yearbook" is the most comprhensive and authoritative reference about the work of the united nations, other international organizations and related bodiesthis volume of the "yearbook" details the activities of the united nations, its many organs, agencies and programmes, working together to rekindle a ne form of multilaeral cooepration for a better worldsome light foxing to top edge of pages, otherwise very goodthe book is designed not just for use by diplomats, officias and shcoalrs but also by other researchers, writers, journalists, teachers and studentssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit records the dicverse and globe-encompassing activities of the united nations and its enduring efforts to deal witht eh world;s pressing concerns, particualrly matters of international peace and security, disarmament, human rights, th settlement of regional conflicts, economic and social development, the preservation of the environment, control of drugs and narcotic substance abuse, crime prevention, adequate shelter, youth and the aging and humanitarian assistance for refugees as wel as disaster relief
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Some of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt withthe narrative ranges from the concepts of nikola tesla in and the experiments of christian hulsmeyer in right through, in chronological order, to the commercially sponsored experiments of the prewar daysthis book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the independent but more or less simultaneous emergence of radar in several countries in the sthe book also sets out to explain the basic principles of radar and, where applicable, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt withthe historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then consideredsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the pre-cavity magnetron era of radarpublished, as volume 6 in the 'iee history of technology series'oxfam shop fulwood road radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineeringabundant references, which could facilitate further research, are given
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There are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly reali think you're going to like himit is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fictionoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the costa book of the year winner of the specsavers popular fiction book of the year winner of the betty trask prize 'i'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brotherthere are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for daysbut in a couple of pages he'll be deadthe shock of the fall is an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illnesssee oxfam website for delivery information read more'there are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all nighthis name's simonand he was never the same after thatthe shock of the fall is all of these books
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There are accounts of the badges worn by each unit of every country - australia, britain, canada, the colonies, india, new zealand and south africa - and a total of around badges are illustrated full size by first class photographs and line drawingsthe author has not simply identified each military formation by the title it held during the great war, but has shown when it originated and, when not disbanded, the manner in which it has been preparedthe illustrations include hundreds of badges not previously listedit is, however, much more than a catalogue of military badgesthe description of each unit also includes mention of the theatres of war in which it was engagedoxfam bookshop carlisle a unique work of reference, this book is the first serious attempt to describe and illustrate the military badges of all the forces of the british empire involved in the great warthe result is a body of information that the military historian, too, will find of enormous valuethis book is an invaluable aid to the serious collector and an essential work of reference for every dealer in militariapages are in good condition, boards are in good condition dust jacket is in good condition with some wear and tear see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The purpose of the series is to highlight the basic features of commonly shared patterns of culture and social institutions among the different lowland filipino ethnolinguistic groupsthis volume addresses the following questions: is it possible to speak of a generalized filipino kinship and family organization, or, is it too risky to make such a generalization because of the geographical distances and dialect differences? felipe landa jocano was a filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his works in philippine anthropology, in particular for documenting and translating the hinilawod, a western visayan folk epichowever, the text block appears to be clean a free from annotationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis paperback edition is in a reasonable, used conditionoxfam bookshop hexham this book is the third in the series of integrated studies on filipino society and culturethere are marks on the front cover and the corners are creased and bumpedhe has authored numerous books on various aspects of filipino society and culturejocano served as professor emeritus at the asian center of the university of the philippines and executive director of punlad research house, inc
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedescription country: pitcairn islands year: face value: 2 dollar metal: silver finenesssymbolising such character traits as creativity, intelligence, dependability, and calmness, those born during the year of the goat love to dream and ponderthe goat is the eighth animal in the twelve year zodiac cycleto the left of the design, the gold gilded chinese character for goat is set against a proof quality backgroundpackaging this gilded silver lunar year of the goat coin comes packaged in an ingot-shaped coin case and lunar-themed printed outer casereverse this coin face features a relief engraved goat of a contemporary style, set against a detailed background illustrating the global community of cultures in which we livethose born during this lunar year are often quiet of personality and very fond of naturecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available999 weight: 1 oz ( g) diameter: mm edge: milled mintage: pcs finish: proof new zealand mint is releasing four beautiful lunar coins to celebrate the year of the goatour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeobverse this features the ian rank-broadley effigy of her majesty queen elizabeth iiare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam shop newquay the s cartoon series is given the big screen treatment with this double bill of big-budget, live-action blockbusters packed with state-of-the-art special effectsnow, hundreds of years later, with the decepticons searching for the cube, it's a race against time, as the autobots enlist the help of young earthling sam witwicky (shia labeouf) to foil the decepticons' plans for world dominationin an effort to prevent the decepticons from gaining possession of the 'allspark', a cube with the capacity to grant infinite power, the autobots managed to smuggle the object to earth, where they secretly hid itin 'transformers' (), an alien race divided into two camps long ago on the planet of cybertron: the autobots, and the evil decepticonslabeouf reprises his role as sam, the young earthling caught in the raging war between the autobots and the decepticons, in the sequel, 'transformers: revenge of the fallen' ()see oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter he glimpses the truth about the ancient origins of the transformers through a powerful vision sent to him by the allspark, sam once again finds himself the target of the evil decepticons, who have returned to earth under the command of the formidable starscream (voiced by charles adler)joining the autobots' mission to protect humankind is optimus prime (peter cullen), who forms an alliance with international armies for this second epic battle
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The true identity of akira takizawa - a former member of the 'selecao', who are now intent on killing him - may also become known as the intrepid eden of east members search for the truthsaki and her colleagues are nonetheless determined to get to the bottom of the identity of the enigmatic mr outsideoxfam bookshop thame the concluding part of the big-screen sequel to the mystery romance anime seriessaki morimi and her fellow eden of the east members are in trouble: they have been accused of engaging in terrorist activities and a number of powerful organisations, including the police, have a strong interest in silencing themsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Discs in good condition, packaging is good but worn with agefrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthoxfam bookshop carlisle extended cut of this fantasy adaptationonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handstogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein part one of the fantasy trilogy by jfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from over
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In 'the fellowship of the rings' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaytolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handstogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomoxfam shop newquay peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of j
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepeople / region: the lega live in the southern part of the kivu province of southeast central dwesterdijk, museum ethnologist and cultural anthropologist specialized, for over 50 years now, in the study of the material cultures in african nations that live south of the saharaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe forehead is slanting back and is, just like the cheeks, adorned with a triangle of double lines filled with dotsfine old patina overallprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselsde kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in aroundall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfaceliterature: valentine plisnier and michel boulanger: l’art lega, paris, , figs on ppthe facial features of this example are very classical, consisting of a heart-shaped countenance with slit eyes, a rather long, slender nose and a low-placed slit mouth on the rim of the lower faceit dates back to the perioddimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmin good condition, but with signs of age written all over itthe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinathe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightobtained from him by hplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteclassic idimu handle mask – lega – dsold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drthis masks forms part of a very small corpus of idimu objects that are fitted out with a handle at the backholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missingmaterial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsoxfam shop clitheroe director's extended cut of the famous fantasy adaptation of part one of the fantasy trilogy by jtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from over
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Gandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moretolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayoxfam shop clitheroe the extended version (with 48 extra minutes) of the final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doom
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Bilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friendsoxfam shop colne road the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogyin this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townthe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher leesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battlemeanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)
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Pappano's tosca now becomes the modern version to havethere are, indeed, two distinct stars: the outstanding soprano angela gheorghiu in an assumption of the title role which is awe-inspiring in its breadth of emotion and dramatic range; and the conductor, antonio pappano, whose intimate knowledge of puccini's score illuminates page after page and detail after detailit is lavishly presented (billed as the original motion picture soundtrack of benoit jacquot's film), superbly engineered and boasts a first-rate castif roberto alagna's portrayal of cavaradossi does not quite scale the dizzying heights of gheorghiu's tosca, he is nevertheless capable of much subtletythe chorus and orchestra of the royal opera house, covent garden give their all for himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepappano possesses a complete grasp of the operatic situation, faultlessly pacing the whole opera to bring about a spine-tingling climaxruggero raimondi's scarpia is all the more evil for his multi-layered approach to this characteroxfam shop clitheroe the complete opera tosca by giacomo puccini, with libretto by giuseppe giacosa and luigi illica the original motion picture soundtrack to the film directed by benoit jacquot starring angela gheorghiu, roberto alagna, ruggero raimondi, maurizio muraro, enrico fissore and david cangelosi with the tiffin boys' choir, and the chorus and orchestra of the royal opera house, covent garden, conducted by antonio pappano looked at from virtually any angle, this tosca is a triumph
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Circular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableitem is as picturedcharles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine noare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioverall, this book is a collectable work by the babbage, the originator of the concept of the digital programmable computer, a fascinating artefact in the history of mathematics and scienceashdown’ to head of title-pagetables throughoutpencil notes on the last pagesmall tears to some margins, affecting text on ppencil ownership inscription of ‘wrather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()ex-library copyrebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditionspine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labelhowever, he did not have a working portion until , several years after his first table was published, and that was insufficient computing power to produce the mathematical tablesink mark to tail page edgeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewe are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical ‘computer’babbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tablestitle-page repairedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tables
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On their quest to protect the one ring from the dark lord sauron, players will explore the massive environments of middle-earth while solving puzzles and fighting enemies such as orcs, black riders and an evil balrogfellowship of the ring will be very much an adventure title, but features heavy elements of role-playing, such non-playable characters and extensive dialoguemaking excellent use of the playstation 2 hardware, gamers can be sure of an immersive, involving and thoroughly addictive experiencewe can hardly wait! see oxfam website for delivery information read morein a storyline faithful to the first part of tolkien's epic novel, players relive the experiences of frodo, aragorn and gandalf as they journey from the peaceful lands of the shire through the darkness of moria to the river anduinan action adventure, the game features three members of the fellowship as playable charactersoxfam shop ulverston fellowship of the ring, in development by seattle-based surreal software, is one of 's hottest releases and is scheduled for release this fall for playstation 2
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Savvy? more specifically, its pirates of the caribbean: at world's endthings were looking a bit bleak for the notorious captain jack sparrow by the end of dead man's chestoxfam shop ulverston what do you get if you mix swordplay, sailing, men with tentacle beards, beautiful women and keith richards? it's pirates of the caribbeanthese latest exploits on the high seas take in the action of both dead man's chest and the final instalment of the seriesbetween the fleets of the east india trading company and the supernatural (and super-creepy) davy jones, you and your motley crew will be up against itthere's pirating to be donewith characters modelled uncannily on their film counterparts you'll swash, buckle and leap your way through action lifted directly from the filmssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter you've been drawn inexorably through the events of the second film you'll find captain jack (depp, not the one from the billy joel song) languishing in davy jones' locker while will turner and elizabeth swann are allied with captain barbossa in order to sail to his rescuebut that's never been a problem for captain jack before, has it? grab your sword, raise the anchor, don your eye liner and cast off
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Tolkien's classic the lord of the rings trilogy, the lord of the rings, the third age videogame allows players to adventure through middle-earth, building a party of heroes as they journeyplayers battle on the side of the fellowship, but can unlock additional encounters where they fight on the side of sauron as they progressin the game, players will interact with the characters of the fellowship in a unique structure, taking on individual quests while intersecting the major events of the film trilogy that drive the story forwardparties will traverse through both familiar and seldom-glimpsed locations, using an innovative turn-based battle system as they fight, encountering the demonic balrog in the mines of moria, defending the fallen city of osgiliath, or trying to destroy helm's deepthe lord the rings, the third age, is being developed by ea's redwood shores studio, the same studio that developed the hit the lord of the rings; the return of the king gamesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham based on new line cinema and peter jackson's acclaimed film adaptations of j
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport all 24 episodes from the first season of the crime documentary series narrated by robert powellepisodes are: 'the lindbergh kidnapping', 'lucky luciano', 'son of sam, 'the hillside stranglers', 'john dillinger', 'the manson family murders', 'the jonestown massacre', 'the boston strangler', 'the yorkshire ripper', 'the mckay kidnapping', 'jack the ripper', 'murf the surf', 'the black', 'john christie of rillington place', 'haigh, the acid bath murderer', 'the great train robbery', 'the case of dr crippen', 'the massacre of the tsar', 'the trial of adolf eichmann', 'the case of gary gilmore', 'ted john gacy', 'neville heath', 'the trials of dr samuel sheppard' and 'the green beret killer'
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Finally, rowley tackles the missing end of the tapestry, suggesting the places and events which would have been depicted on this portion of william?s journey to westminsterby comparing illustrated extracts from the tapestry to historical and contemporary illustrations, maps and reconstructions rowley is able to provide the reader with a unique visual setting against which they are able to place the events on the tapestrysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop worcester an archaeological study of the bayeux tapestry provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestrytrevor rowley is the first author to have analysed the tapestry through the landscapes, buildings and structures shown, such as towns and castles, while comparing them to the landscapes, buildings, ruins and earthworks which can be seen todaythis approach allows rowley to challenge a number of generally accepted assumptions regarding the location of several scenes in the tapestry, most controversially suggesting that william may never have gone to hastings at all
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This is the fourth edition, reprinted inoxfam shop ulverston originally published insee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the book
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The center-piece of the judges guild campaign universe, this playing aid has been created and approved for use with d&dalso shown in all its dwarven glory is thunderhold, one of the northern allies of the overlord with judge and player maps for it toolong a favorite of d&d judges and one of our best-selling items ever since it was first printed, the city-state includes two 22x34 maps (one judge, one player) of the great walled city, plus 4 dungeon levels under the city and 5 levels of sunstone caverns see oxfam website for delivery information read moresmall fold on bottom right corner and some pencil writing on inside of back white page but otherwise in great conditionoxfam bookshop carlisle city state book (96 pages) judges map of the city state (22"x28") player's map of the city state (22"x28") a giant, revised, 80-page booklet covering the myraid shops, taverns, inns, temples, and barracks of the classic city-stateindeed, the city itself is an adventureincredibly detailed right down to the statistics and character of each barmaid and the latest rumor she has heard, this product forms the basis of the judge's campaign, providing the base of operations for player adventures
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Please 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 catawikiset in the trossachs region of scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single daythe poem has three main plots: the contest among three men, roderick dhu, james fitz-james, and malcolm graeme, to win the love of ellen douglas; the feud and reconciliation of king james v of scotland and james douglas; and a war between the lowland scots (led by james v) and the highland clans (led by roderick dhu of clan alpine)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available[1] there are voluminous antiquarian notesthe poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century, and inspired the highland revivalour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe lady of the lake is a narrative poem by sir walter scott, first published in"the lady of the lake: a poem" by sir walter scott longman hurst, london - fifth edition (rare early edition) - 432p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in leather binding with minor rubbing to spine, with name to title page
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The fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muiloxfam shop oadby the extended edition (over 40 extra minutes) of the second film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jdiscs are in excellent conditiongandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondortolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogywhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doom
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Throughout the narrative, the author reflects on the reliability of historical evidence, highlighting key interpretative issues for readers new to the periodoxfam books & music beaconsfield this volume examines the development of two sovereign nations over seventy-four momentous years, from the downfall of cardinal wolsey in england and the majority of james v in scotland to the succession of james's grandson to the throne of england in binding is soundthe cover shows handling and shelf wear and some sections have copious underscoring in pencil with the occasional ink margin notethe author provides a narrative introduction to sixteenth-century english and scottish history, focusing on the political and religious developments in both countries while considering also economic, social, cultural and educational change however this is adequate as a reading copysee oxfam website for delivery information read morecommon issues explored include the tensions between centre and periphery: the relationship between monarch and subject: the development of bureaucracies and 'reformed religion': and shifting attitudes towards irelandthe book incorporates recent work on topics such as reformation settlements in both countries: the destruction of anne boleyn and mary queen of scots: the characters of mary tudor, elizabeth i and james vi: french intervention in scotland: and the defeat of the spanish armada
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Oxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timethe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary oneapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlan
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Most of the stamps in this collection are in good conditiona couple of the stamps in this collection have been usedthe pictures shown on the stamps along with a number show a homing pigeon, a brass instrument, flowers and plants, a crown, a lion, an envelope, pretty patterns, roman gods and goddesses with their hands on a top of a globe, and a roman soldierall the stamps in this collection have the main picture showing a bold numberthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the stamps have a noticeable and clearly shown printed postmark on themoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 31 stampssome of the stamps are a little fragilesome of the stamps are a little tornthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the netherlands, hungary, denmark, czechoslovakia, france, argentina, turkey, belgium, norway, and romaniasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s,s, s, s, s, s and s
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A couple of the used stamps have a little of the envelope that they were attached to still on the back that can be seenthe other sporting events celebrated on the stamps are the international race of peace in poland and the pan american games inthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe empire and commonwealth games in , and the commonwealth games in edinburgh insome of the stamps are a little fadedthe countries that the stamps were issued in are the grenada grenadines, great britain, united arab emirates, the former ussr, mongolia, poland, the former czechoslovakia, australia, rwanda and yemensome of the used stamps have a little of the printed postmark on themthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 34 stampsthe decades the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, and ssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreone of the stamps shows the logo of the london olympics ofmany of the stamps in this collection have not been usedthe olympic games and the commonwealth games that the stamps celebrate are the munich summer olympic games, the montreal summer olympic games, the rome olympic games, the rome olympic games ofthe sports shown on the stamps are fencing, basketball, volleyball, ski-jumping, boxing, pole-vaulting, horse jumping, gymnastics, diving, sailing, running, canoeing, weight-lifting, and wrestling
8 €
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All the stamps in this collection come from countries that have some of there coastline on the mediterranean seathe newest stamp in this collection was issued in spain insome the stamps in this collection will have some of the envelope they were attached to on the backthe stamps were issued in the decades of s,s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s and sthe mediterranean countries in this collection of stamps are turkey, malta, italy, cyprus, spain, palestine, israel, morocco, portugal, yugoslavia, greece, bosnia herzegovina, syria, and greecethe known tourist sights in this collection of stamps are limni voloy in greece, the monastery of las huelgas in spain, svetozarevo in yugoslavia, the corinth canal in greece, castello di ivrea in italy, castello di miramare in trieste in italy, zenica in yugoslavia, the wignacourt aqueduct horsetrough in malta, ravello in italy, thessaloniki in greece, the samaria gorge in greece, the great siege monument in malta, the mosta dome in malta, the torre de belem in lisbon, the cipresso cupressus semper virens in italy, the moinho de porto in santo madeira in portugal, the castelo branco in portugal, the salazar bridge in portugal, the castello di montagnana in italy, the auberge de castile in malta, the castello di montecchio castiglion fiorentino in italy, castello scaligero in sirmione in italy, the castello di mussomeli in italy, barcelona in spain, mnajdra temple in malta, the gazi egitim enstitusu in turkey, the grand harbour in malta, the victory church in malta, the santo mt de veruela in spain, the war memorial in malta, borrominin in italy, la sciabica in campania, the coimbra university in portugal, salamanca in spain, knossos in greece, kibris in cyprus, caesarea in israel, st simeons column in djebelsamaan in syria, and the rosh pinna in israelsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 50 stampsall of the stamps have been used and so will have some of the postmark on themthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued in bosnia herzegovina ina couple of the stamps are a little faded and a little torn
5 €