Prized possessions


Pris: 261,-	Docherty Paddy Blood and Bronze (178738456X) An incisive history revealing Britain?s conquest of the Kingdom of Benin and the plunder of its fabled Bronzes. The Benin Bronzes are among the British Museum?s most prized possessions.…	Pris: 260,-	Euripides Bacchae. Iphigenia at Aulis. Rhesus (0674996011) One of antiquity's greatest poets, Euripides has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. This volume completes the new six-volume Loeb Classical Library…
Pris: 393,-	ART Fiell, Charlotte & Peter Decorative Art 50s (3836584441) Published annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since…	Pris: 99,-	Insomniac (UK-import) Eddy Salazar co-writes and stars in this US crime drama. After thieves break into his house and steal his prized possessions, including his dad's classic car, assets manager John Figg (Salazar) becomes increasingly…
Pris: 483,-	THE STORY OF THE 79th ARMOURED DIVISION (178331673X) This is the much prized story of the British Army's famed 79th Armoured Division, a specialised 'hush-hush' unit especially created in readiness for the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944. The Division used armoured…	Pris: 314,-	A Kent, Saffron A Gorgeous Villain (1087896851) A standalone novel set in the world of St. Mary's INCLUDES the prequel, The Wild Mustang & The Dancing Fairy Two years…*
Pris: 130,-	Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx Buried amongst the treasures in Professor Brownstone's vault, lie his most prized possessions - a humble collection of books. Filled with stories from his ancestors, they contain tales of fearless fighters, unlikely…	Pris: 174,-	Much Loved Photographer Mark Nixon has created a wonderful and nostalgic collection of images of individual stuffed animals; "The well-worn toys show battle scars of being the prized possessions of children and cherished…
Pris: 393,-	ART Fiell, Charlotte & Peter Decorative Art 60s (3836584468) Published annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since…	Pris: 429,-	Staff, Paizo Pathfinder Magic Armaments Deck (P2) (1640783008) A hero collects treasure at every step of their journey, and no treasure is more prized than mighty magic weapons and incredible enchanted armor. The Pathfinder Magic Armaments Deck contains 110 cards detailing every…
Pris: 332,-	Prized Possessions - Dutch Paintings from National Trust Houses Celebrating the enduring British taste for collecting Dutch paintings from thelong seventeenth century, this exhibition catalogue will explore why and how this particular type of art was desired, commissioned and…	Pris: 362,-	Burke, Edmund Pre-Revolutionary Writings (0521368006) This is the first collection of the writings of Edmund Burke which precede Reflections on the Revolution in France, and the first to do justice to the connections and breadth of Burke?s thought. A thinker whose range…
Pris: 431,-	Tate, Laura E. Post-Rational Planning (036725753X) Post-Rational Planning confronts today?s threats to truth, particularly after recent news events that present alternative facts and media smear campaigns, often described as post-truth politics. At the same…	Pris: 1 023,-	Glimcher, Arne Agnes Martin (1838663096) The only complete career retrospective of this visionary painter, including all her most iconic works, which are prized for their exquisite visual poetry, together with personal letters and facsimiles, reprinted in…
Pris: 261,-	Crownhill, K T Magical Kitchen (8395167903) Urgent news for all Wizards As the 'Daily Prophet' reports: The Faculty of Enchanted Cookery is pleased to release one of its most prized manuscripts - the long lost…	Pris: 608,-	ART Crouse, William W. The Art Deco Poster (0865653089) Posters of the Art Deco period, which once graced billboards and walls to advertise every variety of product, service, entertainment, or political cause, are today prized for the richness of their design and ingenuity;…
Pris: 802,-	Self, Jonathan Emerald (0500517207) Lavishly illustrated and exquisitely deisgned, this book opens with a stunning series of images of style icons ? historic and modern ? wearing their favoured emerald jewelry. As befits a prized gemstone that is twenty…	Pris: 597,-	Musch, Irmgard Seba. Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (383656906X) The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is one of the 18th century?s greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. Though scientists of his era often collected…
Pris: 294,-	Ma Wonsuk Proclaiming Christ in the Power of the Holy Spirit How may the church claim that Christ is the only Savior in a world in which tolerance and relativism are prized and societies are increasingly religiously plural? How does the Spirit empower believers…	Pris: 306,-	ART Fiell, Charlotte & Peter Decorative Art 70s (3836584484) Published annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since…
Pris: 287,-	Laufer, Peter Dreaming in Turtle: A Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and A fascinating exploration into the world of turtles across the globe; Laufer charts the lore, love, and peril to a beloved species. *Dreaming in Turtle is a compelling story of a stalwart animal…*	Pris: 130,-	Edgar & Adolf Adi is on a mission set by his late grandfather, Adolf Jager. He must track down Edgar Kail, and return to him the simplest yet most prized of possessions. His quest soon becomes a journey of discovery as he learns of a…
Pris: 174,-	Ultimate Spy Vault & Code Kit Build a spy vault to hide your most prized possessions from meddlers and enemy agents with the ULTIMATE SPY VAULT & CODE KIT.	Pris: 620,-	Rogers Lalaurie, Louise Matisse: The Books (0500021686) The livre d?artiste, or ?artist?s book?, is among the most prized in rare book collections. Henri Matisse (1869?1954) was one of the greatest artists to work in this genre, creating his most important books over…
Pris: 280,-	Felton, Mark Ghost Riders: When US and German Soldiers Fought Together to Save It is April 1945 and the world's most prized horses are about to be slaughtered . . . As the Red Army closes in on the Third Reich, a German colonel sends an American intelligence officer an unusual report…	Pris: 113,-	Jack Stalwart: The Caper of the Crown Jewels - Great Britain: Book Some of Great Britain's most prized possessions, the Crown Jewels, have vanished from the Tower of London. Can Secret Agent Jack Stalwart triumph in his battle against a master magician to save the jewels before they go…
Pris: 274,-	Quibell, Deborah Anne Deep Creativity (1611806763) A deeply intimate exploration of the '7 Ways' to creativity led by three authors whose collaboration provides meditations on the creative process as well as practical and reflective exercises. Creative…	Pris: 199,-	A burning A girl walks through the slums of Kolkata holding an armful of books. She returns home smelling of smoke, and checks her most prized possession: a brand-new smartphone, purchased in instalments. On Facebook, there is…
Pris: 260,-	Jordan, Jennifer A. Edible Memory (022622810X) Each week during the growing season, farmers' markets offer up such delicious treasures as brandywine tomatoes, cosmic purple carrots, and pink pearl apples - varieties that are prized by home chefs and carefully…	Pris: 200,-	Human Dignity - A Way of Living Dignity is humanity's most prized possession. We experience the loss of dignity as a terrible humiliation: when we lose our dignity we feel deprived of something without which life no longer seems worth…
Pris: 456,-	Carlton, James De Havilland Comet (1916216129) For each generation there is a machine, often a vehicle, which is prized for enormously more than its mechanical purpose. The DeHavilland Comet was one such; from its very first flight it won a place in the public heart…	Pris: 250,-	Edwards, Andrew Sicily (1838601821) Rising up from the heart of the Mediterranean, Sicily has a rich and ancient history spanning over 2, 000 years. A bounty prized by invaders from the Greeks, Romans and Vandals to the Byzantines, Arabs and Normans,…
Pris: 268,-	Davis, Nancy E. The Chinese Lady (0190645237) In 1834, a young Chinese woman named Afong Moy arrived in America, her bound feet stepping ashore in New York City. She was both a prized guest and advertisement for a merchant firm?a promotional curiosity used to peddle…	Pris: 297,-	Harris, Valentina Risotto! Risotto! (1472933206) Prized for its texture, flavour and versatility, risotto has been part of the Italian diet since the eighth century and is one of Italy?s most famous dishes. This revised and updated edition of Valentina Harris? seminal…
Pris: 299,-	Frigyesi, Judit Bela Bartok and Turn-of-the-Century Budapest Bartok's music is greatly prized by concertgoers, yet we know little about the intellectual milieu that gave rise to his artistry. Bartok is often seen as a lonely genius emerging from a gray background of an…	Pris: 335,-	Currie, Elizabeth A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Renaissance Spurred by an increasingly international and competitive market, the Renaissance saw the development of many new fabrics and the use of highly prized ingredients imported from the New World. In response to a thirst for…
Pris: 325,-	Frier, David The Novels of Jose Saramago (0708320155) In this pioneering study of Saramago's work, David Frier provides a comprehensive introduction for the English-speaking reader to the novels of Portugal's best-known literary figure. Jose Saramago was awarded the Nobel…	Pris: 456,-	Parnell, John Original Mini Cooper (1906133190) Has any other British car ever equalled the cult status of the Mini, particularly the hot Cooper and Cooper S versions built from 1961 to 1971? Genuine examples are expensive and highly prized today, but fake Coopers…
Pris: 278,-	Asani, Ali S. Let's Study Urdu (0300234899) Let?s Study Urdu! is a comprehensive introduction to the Urdu language that draws on a range of real-life contexts, popular film songs, and prized works of Urdu literature. A variety of effective aural, oral, and…	Pris: 149,-	A Sister's Obsession But when their father dies unexpectedly their security is threatened, and Beatrice must lay plans to protect this most prized possession. How will the sister's survive now their father is gone?
Pris: 455,-	, The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum The Encyclopedia of Country Music Immediately upon publication in 1998, the Encyclopedia of Country Music became a much-loved reference source, prized for the wealth of information it contained on that most American of musical genres. Countless fans have…	Pris: 250,-	Billion Bailey, Kevin M. Billion-Dollar Fish (022602234X) Alaska pollock is everywhere. If you're eating fish but you don't know what kind it is, it's almost certainly pollock. Prized for its generic fish taste, pollock masquerades as crab meat in California rolls and seafood…
Pris: 527,-	Berzock, Kathleen Bickford Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time How West African gold and trade across the Sahara were central to the medieval world The Sahara Desert was a thriving crossroads of exchange for West Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, and…	Pris: 314,-	In Bondage to Evil (1532631413) ''Either you believe in possession or you do not. It is that simple, or at least that is how it often seems. However, the existence of the possession state in the human condition is not a matter of faith, it is a…