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Reynard the Fox
ISBN: HB: 9781851245550, Bodleian Library Publishing, October 2020
464 pp., 20x14.5 cm
Reynard – a subversive, dashing, anarchic, aristocratic, witty fox from the watery lowlands of medieval East Flanders – is in trouble. He has been summoned to the court of King Noble the Lion, charged with all manner of crimes and misdemeanours. How...
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£20,00
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Rare & Wonderful Treasures from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
ISBN: PB: 9781851244843, Bodleian Library Publishing, January 2019
224 pp., 22x22 cm, 150 colour illus.
Since its foundation in 1860, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History's world-renowned collections have become a key centre for scientific study and its much-loved building an important icon for visitors from around the world. The museum now...
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Real McCoy and 149 other Eponyms
ISBN: HB: 9781851244980, Bodleian Library Publishing, October 2018
144 pp., 18.4x11.8 cm
The English language is rich with eponyms – words that are named after an individual – some better known than others. This book features 150 of the most interesting and enlightening specimens, delving into the origins of the words and describing the...
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Revolting Remedies from the Middle Ages
ISBN: HB: 9781851244768, Bodleian Library Publishing, November 2017
112 pp., 17x11 cm
"For a zitty face. Take urine eight days old and heat it over the fire; wash your face with it morning and night". In late medieval England, ordinary people, apothecaries and physicians gathered up practical medical tips for everyday use. While some...
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Revolution! Sayings of Vladimir Lenin
ISBN: PB: 9781851244706, Bodleian Library Publishing, June 2017
112 pp., 19x17 cm, 50 colour illus.
"Without a revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement". Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and founder of the USSR, was profoundly aware of the power of words. As a zealous orator and prolific writer, he used...
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Rain Puddle
ISBN: HB: 9781851244690, Bodleian Library Publishing, March 2017
36 pp., 18.9x24.8 cm, fully illustrated
Who has fallen into the rain puddle? Is it plump hen, turkey gobbler, curly sheep or beautiful fat pig? When all the animals peer into the puddle at the same time, they see the entire farmyard underwater. Off they run to get help. Meanwhile, the hot...
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£12,99
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
ISBN: HB: 9781851244171, Bodleian Library Publishing, October 2014
112 pp., 24.6x18.9 cm, 26 colour illus.
"A Book of Verses underneath the Bough, A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread – and Thou..." When Edward Fitzgerald first published his translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam in 1859 it had little impact on the literary world. But a chance find in a book...
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Roy Strong Self-Portrait as a Young Man
ISBN: HB: 9781851242825, Bodleian Library Publishing, March 2013
296 pp., 21x16.1 cm, 48 black&white illus.
These are the memoirs of a cultural icon. Here, told for the first time, is the story of the formative years of Sir Roy Strong, "a young man from nowhere who went somewhere". For nearly half a century, Roy Strong has been at the forefront of the ar...
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£25,00
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Readers Vintage People on Photo Postcards
ISBN: HB: 9781851243594, Bodleian Library Publishing, December 2010
112 pp., 19x17.5 cm, 200 black&white illus.
To celebrate the acquisition of the Tom Phillips archive, the Bodleian Library has asked the artist to assemble and design a series of books drawing on his themed collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. These encompass the first half of the...
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Rules of Association Football, 1863 The First FA Rule Book
ISBN: HB: 9781851243754, Bodleian Library Publishing, June 2006
56 pp., 14.8x10 cm
"The Rule Book of The FA from 1863" is one of the most important books ever published – according to the writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg. Drawing on his recently published work, he explains in the Introduction why this book is one of the Twelve B...
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