Signatures of the declaration of independence
List signatures of the declaration of independence
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Oxfam shop magdelen street old bleach size one size multi-coloured pure irish linen tea towel, this retro " signatures of the declaration of independence" screen print tea towel was produced from a reproduction supplied by olwen caradoc evans, north walessize: width 19" length 29" material: linen 100% machine wash 30 see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit's unused, part of a very large collection and is as newmade in ireland
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750 piece puzzle the declaration of independence nib 18”x24” us history
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A professed proponent of emancipation, he elided the issue of slavery from the declaration of independence and continued to own human propertyoxfam shop dumfries in this unique biography of thomas jefferson, leading journalist and social critic christopher hitchens offers a startlingly new and provocative interpretation of our founding father--a man conflicted by power who wrote the declaration of independence and acted as ambassador to france yet yearned for a quieter career in the virginia legislaturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morea masterly writer, jefferson was an awkward public speakera reluctant candidate, he left an indelible presidential legacywith intelligence, insight, eloquence, and wit, hitchens gives us an artful portrait of a complex, formative figure and his turbulent era
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Framed declaration of independence, frame is not up to much so would need new one, i know nothing about this item i was given it over 20 years ago and it’s been stored away since, size is 25x20 any questions please ask
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Great for school age kid studying the declaration
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Cuba, havana, impressive document of spanish colonial history, 4 sheets, 8 pages, prints and manuscript with signatures (bishop of havana, magistrates and military authorities), stamps (14 stamps of alfonso xiii, 5 cents, blue, used as tax stamps, edifil number 126, clear) and marks of institutions of the island of cubaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibattalion of the alfonso xiii infantry regiment noour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemarriage record and military license of the spanish lieutenant, dthe document also references the instruction of the holy inquisition of august(spanish american usa war colonial, colony, philippines, puerto rico, soldier, battle, army, policy, stamped paper, vignette stamp, cuban file, cuban spain, spanish postal mail)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepascual doria y santatiesta, born in the town of el grado, huesca, of the 3rdmaría salomé valdés, from santa clara, cuba72 and his wife, mrscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The plate bears the signatures of three fighter pilots: air chief marshal sir christopher foxley-norris, air commodore alan deere, wing commander geoffrey page buyer to collect but could postthis handsome plate depicts spitfires and hurricanes taking off to contest air supremacy with the enemyit commemorates the 50th anniversary of the battle of britainthis coalport fine bone china eleven-inch collectors plate is number in a limited edition ofit is as new condition and comes complete with a wall plate hanger, the certificate and a battle of britain 50th anniversary colour brochure and a brief history of coalportit was purchased new in and in excellent condition
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The haunting story opens during the turbulent final years of british rule in india as rioting and violence herald the granting of independenceoxfam books & music romsey the jewel in the crown is the epic award winning drama based on the booker prize winning classic novelsdirectors commentary on episode 4see oxfam website for delivery information read morea tale of passion ensues as questions of identity and personal responsibility are explored against a background of war and personal intriguecommentary with geraldine james and charles dance on episodesspecial featurescommentary with art malik and tim pigott-smith on episode 1
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The declaration of war with germany has made the capital a dark, uncertain place, rife with fear and suspicionor someone closer to home? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the pressure on young men to enlist grows stronger, pastor cardew holds a rally at his churchmeanwhile, di silas quinn returns to new scotland yard after his recent sick leave to find the special crimes department has been closed and his team absorbed into cidwas the murderer really a foreign spybut when a body is discovered in wormwood scrubs the day after cardew's rally, a white feather placed in its mouth, quinn finds himself unable to take a back seat in the investigationunfortunately, it ends in humiliation for felix simpkins when he receives a dreaded white feather - the ultimate sign of cowardiceoxfam bookshop cheltenham war has been declared, and detective inspector silas quinn finds himself drawn into a disturbing murder case where the only clue is a mysterious white feather
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Designs: 5p, signing of the declaration of arbroathmnh condition £01sh6p mayflower leaving plymouth1sh, earl grey, great britain; charles robert, france; victor bohmert, germany; de keussler, russia, and document in 4 languages9p, florence nightingale and soldiers in scutari hospitalgb stamps mnh set - sg - diff annivs see descriptionissued: april 1st76 p&p combined postage on multiple purchases read more1sh9p, sir william herschel, francis bailey, sir john herschel and telescope
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A bridge too far by cornelius ryan1 bestseller an enthralling, magnificent account of the battle of arnhem to follow the longest day & the last battle here is the best of cornelius ryans three books about world war lla brilliant book in good conditionplease contact me for further detailswwii battle of arnhem paperback the world-wide noi also have another account of the battle of arnhem for salediary of a red devil - which is a signed 1st edition (hardback & paperback)the story of one of the most fascinating yet terrible battles of all times
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The reverse design, by claire aldridge, shows the front and back of the medalthere have been three different versions for the obverses of this coin releasedthe date 29 jan is part of the design of the cointhe second coin was released to mark the 75th anniversary of the battle of britainthey have been in circulation; condition as per the photos – happy to sell individuallythis date signifies when the royal warrant for the creation of the medal was signed by queen victoria at buckingham palacethis is the version of the coin that has the portrait of her majesty by jody clark and has the 50 pence denominationthe first coin was released to mark the 150th anniversary of the introduction of the victoria cross
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For a contemporary production, this was much more effective than the earlier two orpheus performances of orpheus & eurydice and orpheus in the underworld, both of which received extremely mixed reviewshas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of this contemporary birtwistle operathe whole opera is portrayed relating to memory and different interpretations of the same series of eventspdf copy of the mask of orpheus english national opera programme london coliseum, elegant and stylish programme for autumn seasonwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthis production has an interesting glass cage japanese style cage, and the costumes are extravagant and extremely colourfulboth the production and the music was a cacophony of colour, photo montage background, fabulous costumes and sound and electronic effectsthe studded skull was aztec in appearancethe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etc
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If the question is answered correctly, the badge tile is placed on the player's arm card (representing the badge being sewn onto the player's shirt sleeve)badges are available in the following categories:animal lover; artist; book lover; brownie friendship; cook; collector; conservation; craft; discoverer; first aid; house orderly; music lover; pony rider; rambler; safety in the home"part of the fun of being in the brownie organization is trying to collect badges by achieving efficiency in a number of categoriesto collect a badge of the revealed category, the player must answer a trivia question relating to the categorythe object of this game is just the same"players try to collect five badges and be the first to collect the trefoil badgeall parts included, with origal instructions, dice and shakerwhen a player has collected five badges on her arm card, she must try to find the trefoil badge from the face down selection in order to win the gamesee oxfam website for delivery information read moremost of the tiles represent brownie badges in several categories, a few are hazardous events, and one shows the trefoil, crucial to winning the gameupon landing on an interest badge space, they must choose one of the tiles from a face down selectionthe game can end prematurely if too many brown owl spaces are landed onif it is answered incorrectly, the tile is turned face down againdesigned in conjunction with the girl guides associationplayers can steal badges from brownies who trespass on another player's campsitebonus badges can be won by landing on toadstool spaces and answering a general knowledge questionplayers roll a dice to move around the boardoxfam shop great dunmow this is a rare opportunity to buy a vintage board game, in very good conditionplayers have to collect interest badges by successfully answering questions on the subjects chosen
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe maps, which have the stamp of the history department of the university of southampton, have been drawing-pinned to a board at some stage and one has a minor tear to one edge but otherwise all are in very good conditionthe four maps each unfold to 70cm x 90cmoxfam shop abergavenny an opportunity to own this rare set of 4 linen-backed, 2 miles to one inch maps and accompanying booklet, south wales and the border in the fourteenth century by william rees, professor of the history of walesthe card covers have slight damage and some pages of have been annotated lightly in pencilthe booklet is 24cm x 15cm
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In very good condition, with a few marks around the edge of the cover and a little bit of yellowing to the edge of the pagesthere is a signature from a previous owner on the inside coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing upon a number of contributors, edited by hugh mcclintock, a lecturer in the institute of planning studies at the university of nottinghamoxfam bookshop lower petergate an academic study of the impact of planning, and provision for, cycling in urban areaswith chapters on the theory and principles of planning for cycling, and detailed case studies of schemes across different countries
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moretranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don lucein good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pagesoxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam warwritten by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic events
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In detail he describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside down in a cataclysm whose echoes are still felt todaysimon winchester's chronicle of the destruction of the indonesian island of krakatoa in charts the birth of our modern worldhe tells the story of the unrecognized genius who beat darwin to the discovery of evolution; of samuel mose, his code and how rubber allowed the world to talk; of alfred wegener, the german explorer and father of geology
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeaustria - advanced collection form to , including values mostly used with some mintthe collection includes values of ordinary post, stamps for newspapers, postage due stamps for newspapers, postage due and telegraphic stampsthe collection will be sent via poste italiane with registered mail with trackingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe collection is in very good condition and there are many interesting cancellationsunificato catalogue value: €catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe photos are an integral part of the description of the lot, and they clearly represent the condition of the item; please review them carefully in order to get a proper idea of the lot and the condition of every stamp
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'depression is internal snowsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor above you, if only you can reach it without getting the bends, are sunshine, laughter on a yacht, the clink of plates as a lunch of steaming fish is handed roundthe suffering depressive needs help from outside his or her own consciousness, a radical new perspective that makes life possible againpractical hints on how to get better (diet, read hello!, helpful pieces of music) are alongside striking quotations, ranging from sentences on crisp packets, to prayers, from russian orthodox writings on silence to collections of slangpart memoir - drawing on her own experiences, both adverse and encouraging, as a depressive and an alcoholic - and part guide or companion, this book brings burton's anatomy of melancholy into the twenty-first centuryoxfam bookshop cheltenham 101 ways to climb out of the slough of despond - a literary guide (part memoir, part companion) to coming through depressionalongside a paragraph about the proper relationship between the ego, the mind and the emotions nestles a passage on the therapeutic value of nail varnishthis unique book offers itthe quicker you dive down to see your sorry state, the better for you in life' whilst the overall structure of sunbathing in the rain moves from dark to light, telling the story of lewis's recovery, its different strands allow a variety of tones and subjects to be explored, from the profound to the frivolousthe flakes whirl around like motes in the water around your personal shipwreckfor it will have two voices, one calling from the valley of despair, the other from a safer, calmer new place
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The study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the pre-cavity magnetron era of radarthe historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then consideredthis 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 ssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 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 dayssome of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt withoxfam 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 engineeringpublished, as volume 6 in the 'iee history of technology series'abundant references, which could facilitate further research, are given
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Translation by keith bosely - a bilingual editionrome the sorceress () is frenaud's richest and most disturbing confrontation with the hidden life of myths and the sacred, probing the themes of time, inheritance, revolt, illusions of divinity, father-?gures, mother-?gures, and the insatiable monuments of language which pretend to grapple with this weight of experiencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepoetry book society recommended translationa brand new book from the bloodaxe "contemporary french poets" seriesoxfam bookshop hexham first known for his war-time poems written from a german labour camp - notably his sombre reworkings of the myth of the magi - andre frenaud () is one of the most searching of french poetshis poetry has an epic and tragic dimension: spurred by an urge for transcendence, it refuses false paradises, arrivals and notions of reconciliationhis work is structured by a sense of quest, which gives it its labyrinthine patterns, underground tensions and fractured, inventive forms
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe title concludes:- "he left the railway and became a consulting engineer; his many works include printing presses for several newspapers and magazinesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe was made the head of the office and designed the first outside cylinder locomotive for use in indiahe was president of the civil and mechanical engineers' society, the institution of mechanical engineers and the institution of civil engineersbeing a short but complete description of the duties of the young engineer in preliminary and location surveys, and in constructionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website" small thin octavo, pp (ii), 75, with the errata slip loosely attached after the title page, with blank pages at the rear for notes (unused), original green cloth, the corners very slightly worn, a very faint mark on the upper cover] a rare book, and in remarkably good conditionpage 49 has been neatly annotated (see illustration)[with the signature on the front endpaper of william henry maw, ()in he founded the journal engineering and remained an editor for the rest of his lifecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableborn into a seafaring family and orphaned at age 16, maw was taken into the workshops of the eastern counties railway as an assistant before progressing to the design office as a draughtsmanmaw was a british civil engineer and astronomer
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However, 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 tablesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()circular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pageink mark to tail page edgepencil ownership inscription of ‘wspine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labelsmall tears to some margins, affecting text on pcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditionoverall, 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-page1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tablesplease 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 catawikiwe are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical ‘computer’charles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine nobabbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tablestitle-page repairedpencil notes on the last pageex-library copyitem is as picturedtables throughout
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In europe there are only sevenbut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italysykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasmineit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identityin this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us todayhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spacethe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of evenews of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groups
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The history of science, daniel kevles recounts the the strange story of resistance to the idea that viruses can cause cancerit highlights the misleading images that have distorted people's view of the history of lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit also considers the neglect of useful research that does not fit the current intellectual fashion in sciencestephen jay gould gives a summary of his critique of conventional "progressive" pictures of evolutionary change, using trees, ladders and conesit explores areas of darkness and forgetting in scientific research, and the use of inappropriate mechanistic metaphors in the understanding of biological systemsoliver sacks offers tour of scientific roads not taken, or taken too latejonathan miller, with typical wit and insight, shows how the discredited panacea of hypnotism could have helped to reveal a non-freudian view of the unconscious - an unconscious that is not simply the dark underside of the mind, but a powerfully enabling form of knowledgerichard lewontin rejects the attempt to reduce the complexity of living things to the simplicity of physicsoxfam bookshop cheltenham this volume examines the ways in which science is influenced by culture
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One of the copies of the aug/sept issue is slightly soiled along the top and spine edges of the front cover and on the back coverthe other copy of this issues is in excellent conditionoct/nov pages) - dec /jan pages) all the magazines show slight signs of rubbing along their edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe other copy of this issue is in excellent conditionotherwise, inside, the pages are clean and the magazines are intact and overall in excellent conditionthe issues are: - june/july pages) - 2 copies of this issueaug/sept pages) - 2 copies of this issueoxfam shop cotham hill 4 issues of pathescope gazette magazines fromone of the copies of the june/july issue is very lightly soiled on the front and back cover and the back cover is lightly wrinkled
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13 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidu chaillu: explorations & adventures in equatorial africasir ernest shackleton: south the story of shackleton's last exprdition cburton: first footsteps in east africa or an exploration of harar two volumescaptain sir richard four weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeedward whymper: amongst the alps in the yearcarl bock: the head-hunters of borneofrederick courteney selous: travel and adventure in south-east africahenry savage landor: in the forbidden land an account of a journey in tibetbrowne: a year amongst the persiansspeke: journal of the discovery of the source of the nile mdccclxiiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepeary: the north poledavid livingstone: missionary travels and researches in south africalaurence oliphant: a journey to katmanduthe fifteen books are reprints made inlayard: discoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylongeorge barrington: an account of a voyage to new south walescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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