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Oxfam bookshop lincoln society of antiquaries of london: general index to proceedings, 2nd series, volwith classified list of illustrations used: bright red fabric cover and gilded text on spine look newsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
8 €
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Published in , privately printed by rixon and arnold and edited by edwin freshfield (doctor of laws, treasurer of the society of antiquaries of london) lists all the income and expenditures of the church parish see oxfam website for delivery information read morealso contains two ex-library stamps from the sir john soane's museum library; one on inside front cover and one on first end pageoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street wear commensurate with age, fading to the spine and darkening on some parts of covers (please see photos)
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Publisher: koros press library, information and society contributors/editors: ying zhou, et aldate: price: £ http://wwwcom/library-information-science/-library,_information_and_society
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Create some mindful moments as you assemble this slice of london lifetake your seat in this fancy london tea room! as you drink your tea and eat your cake, look at the amazing view of some of london's best known landmarks, including big ben (queen elizabeth tower), nelson's column, the london eye and the houses of parliamentour piece jigsaws are crafted with premium quality and measure 70 x 50cm when completegreat for adults and ideal puzzles for children 12 years old and upperfect pastime or present for lovers of afternoon tea, londoners, anyone who loves our capital city or days out
12 €
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Amanda hopkinson's text places the photographs in the context of other visual records of london in the s, and of dorothy bohm's photographic work as a wholein very good condition, with very good dustjacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music islington in this closely observed sequence of photographs of london, dorothy bohm has captured the city as it appeared to her in the late sian jeffrey provides detailed commentary on 25 selected images; his reading of the photographs draws out the very individual qualities of dorothy bohm's photography, and considers it in a wider photographic frameworkit is a city caught at a particular moment in its history, and the photographs convey a sense of transience, of nostalgia for a lost world
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Oxfam shop mutley plain title: the london bus review of written by: paul dabrowski, andrew morgan, tony wilson edited by: david leefe produced by russell upcraft london omnibus traction society the london bus review of contains extensive information on london transport and many pictures throughoutthe contents are as follows: the year in general london regional transport route changes summary of london regional transport route alterations london buses vehicles london regional transport tendered operations the book is in fair condition throughoutthere are many scratches on the rear coverthe edges of the front and rear cover have wearthere is foxing on the front end pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe front cover has wear along the spine particuarly at the top and bottom
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Oxfam shop darley street a history of the royal society of arts henry trueman wood published by john murray, london () used hardcover about this item: john murray, londonsize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tallsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: goodblue cloth with gilt to lettering on spine and disc on front which says 'arts and commerce promoted', some browning, pages tanned and occasionally foxed, good in original blue cloth gilt, extremities worn and bumped
19 €
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The author's detailed and painstaking research over a number of years has pieced together the history of the society and uncovered the fate of many of these children"in the s, the children's friend society, in their eyes, 'rescued' some children from the streets of london and shipped a large percentage of them out to the british colonies"  numbered copy - 379 of book in very good condition; slight tear to jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read more many of these children were not orphans, but had parents at home with whom they tried to correspond
(England)
42 €
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Petersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by clate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geography2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellvolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol ivolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: binding copies with decent blocksdespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyrivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out maps
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116 €
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His life encompassed happenings of huge historical and human impact - the execution of charles i and the great fire of london to name but twooxfam bookshop cheltenham though no king or great general, thanks to his diary samuel pepys is one of the most interesting characters in historythe book takes pepys' diary, which he kept almost daily from , as its central resource, but also includes 'voices' from all levels of society, taken from a wide variety of contemporaneous sourcessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit provides accounts of all aspects of contemporary life, from the arts and entertainment, to politics and religionvoices from the world of samuel pepys captures the spirit of restoration london, as it grew to become a major centre of international commerce and culture
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Published in by william collins of london and glasgowcontents - five days at jerusalem; sicily as it is; china (pages ), cochin china and japan; islands of the indian and eastern seas; up and down the amoor; from asia to america; vancouver island; from the atlantic to the pacific; cremation ghats at calcutta; cuba and the cubans; to cuba and back; the search for the franklin expedition; dalmatia; galapagos archipelago; coral islands; maldiva islands; society islands; mount athos and its monasteries; the great plains of north america; travel and sporting adventures in south africa; the steppes of russia and the caucasus; morocco or maroccowith 200 illustrations after drawings by gustave dore, berard, lancelot, jules noel and other eminent artists, and six finely engraved full coloured mapsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefold out plate showing jerusalem from the mount of olives; illustrated title page with vignette of the great eastern laying the atlantic cable; plain text title page; xii pages of preface, contents and illustrations; 820 pagesthis is the first series, so presumably more were planned or actually publishedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethere are 72 full pages plates in this book, together with innumerable woodcut illustrations in the text, and of course the six coloured maps of asia; china and the indo-chinese states; north america; south america; turkey in europe and greece; and africai have here for sale a book entitled all round the world: an illustrated record of voyages, travels and adventures, in all parts of the globe, edited by wf ainsworthquarter bound in brown buckram on maroon buckram hardboards, with five raised bands on the spine, and gilt letteringvery good condition with both boards firmly attached and no pages loose or missingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
95 €
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The volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands invancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadaoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoverythis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companythe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythe voyage to australia and tahitiall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousit covers the coast of north americathe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiiall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundvery small tear to spine on volume ii
34 €
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Oxfam bookshop swanage "the proceedings of a symposium held at the zoological society of london on 3 and 4th of may " edited by peter and azra meadows see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxford university press, hardcover very good conditionsmall name on ffep otherwise immaculate
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Transactions of the linnean society of london, 2nd serhe worked at the royal botanic gardens, kew, from about to , wrote a number of botanical papers, and then worked in an unofficial capacity at the natural history museum from until his deathour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store* spencer le marchant moore () was an english botanistare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiintern a clean, uncut copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website252 pp (numbered )wrappers, spine a bit crudely strengthened, back looseif you also need assistance to sell your collection at auction, ask for our terms directly at this seller's account! #bookspartnership read moremap, 19 lithographsall in all a very good copy** this lot is part of an important collection that will be auctioned in the coming months through the catawiki collection servicehe was as a botanist involved in the expedition to the brazilian province of matto grosso in and in an expedition to remote parts of western australia from december to octobercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Can deliver local to me read moreexcellent conditiona regular exhibitor with the sea (society of equestrian artists) rosemary also exhibits with the omell galleries in london, ascot and australiaby uk and international artist rosemary sarah welchinspirational artistan original piece with original framealso has exhibited at the sporting gallery in middleburg, virginia, u
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Oxfam books & music perth history of vale of leven co-operative society limited by thomas b stirling, printed by vale co-operative society ltd in a map of the area included, part of the map is still attached to the book - the rest of it is loose some of the pages have detached from the spinephotograph at the front of the book of "dalmonach school, bonhill" is missing                       see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Fantastic antique framed 50 years service print issued by amalgamated society of woodworkersa framed certificate issued to one william macdonald to mark 50 years membership in the amalgamated society of woodworkersmeasures " x 15a fine piece of graphic art in its own right tooin what i believe is it's original period framethis really belongs in a museuma fantastic gift for anyone into woodwork, masonic interest etc
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125 €
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Fantastic antique framed 50 years service print issued by amalgamated society of woodworkersa framed certificate issued to one william macdonald to mark 50 years membership in the amalgamated society of woodworkersin what i believe is it;s original period framea fine piece of graphic art in its own right tooplease note this item is located in glasgow but can be posted throughout the uk at costthis really belongs in a museummeasures in x 15a fantastic gift for anyone into woodwork, masonic interest etc
115 €
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I have a few other folio society books listed on herethe best of raconteurs from the folio society this is new & had cellophane around it but was opened to take the photo'sthis was printed in & has illustrations by john lawrence, it comes with the slipcase which is also in very good conditionthis was part of dad's collection of which a number he never got round to opening or reading
6 €
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Publisher:royal society of chemistrythe chemistry of explosives (royal society of chemistry paperbacks)general interestbook binding:paperbackauthor:akhavan, jacquelinewe appreciate the impact a good book can have
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Oxfam shop keswick the lake artists society was founded inthis illustrated history is basically a collection of mini-biographies of all eminent artists associated with the society throughout the years see oxfam website for delivery information read moreextra postage due to size and weightwith over 220 colour plates, of various sizes the jacket is lightly scratchedthe contents are clean
9 €
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This book answers numerous questions, including who lefebvre was, what the society is, and what catholics are to think of vatican iioxfam bookshop preston in , the society of saint pius x was founded by archbishop marcel lefebvre to preserve and propagate the traditional catholic priesthood and traditional catholic latin mass, and given approval by romesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop hexham the persistence of prejudice examines attitudes to jews at all levels of society during a war that many saw as a fight against fascismtony kushner examines the impact of evacuation, the blitz, the black market and other aspects of the war on relations between gentile and jewas a contribution to the social history of wartime britain, it also reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a liberal democracythis book is likely to interest those studying or teaching social history, jewish history or race relations in sociology, politics and cultural studiesthe binding is soundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe jewish image in society, the response of the state to jews at home and abroad, and the effect of antisemitism on the jewish community itself receive particular attentionhe probes attitudes to anglo-jewry, from left to right of the political spectrumthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallit is complete with its dustjacket which has a small sticker mark on the inside front flapthe blue cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spine and are a little spotted and stainedthis book suggests that, rather than being confined to extremists, antisemitism was part of the mainstream culturethe text block is yellowing slightly but appears to be free from inscriptions or annotationsthere are a few minor marks here and there on the dustjacket but otherwise it is free from chips or tears
89 €
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This sheet of stamps celebrates natural history and the linnean societythere is a sheet of stamps from great britain celebrating roses and the royal national roses societythis sheet of stamps is the post office first day coveroxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 7 sheets of stamps and 2 postcards of stampsthe 2 postcards show the picture each of a stamp that were part of a set of stampsthe stamps were issued inthere is a sheet of stamps from great britain with one stamp on itthe stamp showing the horse chestnut tree was issued inthere is a sheet of stamps from great britain which is the royal mail first day cover and is a complete set of stamps with the title "flowers"this sheet of stamps were issued inthe pictures on the stamps show the sweetcorn, and the potato plantthe sheet of stamps is a first day of issuesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreone of the sheets of stamps were a first day of issue, and is a complete set of stamps celebrating fruitthe sheet of stamps is the first day of issuethe sheets of stamps have been carefully protected with a clear and see-through cellophane coverthere is a sheet of stamps from great britain that were a royal mail first day cover, and the first day of issuethe sheet of stamps were issued inthe pictures on the stamps show the sweet briar rose, the rosa mundi rose, the grandpa dickson rose, and the elizabeth of glamis roseit is the post office first day of cover celebrating british trees: the horse chestnutthe other sheet of stamps from san marino were the first day of issuethe pictures on the stamps are photographs of the cochicum flower, the echeveria flower, echinops flower, and the gaillardia flowerthis set of stamps which is a complete set of stamps were issued inthere are 2 sheets of stamps in this collection from the republic of san marinoone of the postcards has a copy of the stamp in the top right hand cornerthis sheet of stamps is the first day of issuethe postcards of the stamps show the bluebell flower and the snowdrop flowerthe sheets of stamps are in good conditionthere is a sheet of 2 used stamps that were issued in denmarkthe pictures on the stamps show the morel mushroom, the bewick swan, the yellow waterlily, and the ball-rout fishthe pictures on the stamps show hemerocallis hybrida flower, phlox paniculam flower, dianthus plumarius, centaurea dealbata flower, and trollius europaeus flowerthe set of stamps that were shown on the individual postcards were from a set of stamps called "british flowers"the "british flower" stamps were issued in great britainthe sheet is a complete set of stamps that were issued inthe pictures on the stamps show strawberries, apples, red grapes, plums and mandarines
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The price of this collection is based on the individual value of the stamps rather than the quality of the collection of the pagesthe pages are hole punched so can easily be filed in any a3 sized filethe newest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the stamps have been used and have a printed postmark clearly shown on themthe oldest stamps in this collection were issued ineach of the pages has the years of issue of the stamps to collect for that pagethere are many empty pages with no stamps having been foundsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon many of the pages shows the stamps to collect and the pictures of the stamps to find, which have not yet been foundthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and sthe stamps in this collection show and also celebrate the queen elizabeth 2nd, qantas airlines, the national developments, the commonwealth parliamentary association conferences, dairy congress, christmas, the australian natives association, the rotary club, sea craft, the united nations, the stock exchange, aboriginal art, the royal australian air force, the rspca, the prime ministers, the australian country women's association, the congress of accountants, the overland telegraph line, the olympic games, the pioneer of inventions, the world health organisation, the labour organisation, the coral crab, the agate rock, the grassland congress, expo 70, the sydney opera house, radio broadcasting, the pioneer society, the brushtail possum, the star sapphire, rugby, the international women's year, the independence of papua new guinea, the prime ministers, performing arts, the helichrysum thomsonii flower, the tiger cat, the platypus, the flannel flower, the waratah plant, the wattle plant, the columbo plan, the golden jubilee of guiding, the self-government of queensland, the commonwealth games, queen victoria, john mcdouall stuart, the melbourne cup, the centenary of the exploration of the northern territory, dame nellie melba, the dingo, the explorer douglas mawson, the first attainment of reaching the magnetic pole, mount coates, the iceberg alley in mawson, the 25th anniversary of the antarctic treaty, the penguin, the antarctic territory, responsible government, the royal flying doctor service, the kookaburra, the australian inland mission, the crossing of the blue mountains, captain tasman, the centenary of the red cross, export, the lyre bird, the koala, hermes and globe, winston churchill, yellow-tailed thornbill bird, the black-backed magpie, the galah bird, the first air mail, john monash, the telecommunications union, the royal life saving society, the tasmanian blue gum plant, the kangaroo paw plant, the lions international, the ywca, the cooktown orchid flower, the pink heath flower, banking, lawrence hargrave the young farmers club, the pan pacific scout jamboree, produce food, tasmaniathe explorers collins and paterson, the royal visit of queen elizabeth 2nd and the duke of edinburgh, florence nightingale, the kangaroo, queen elizabeth the queen mother, king george 6th, the merino sheep, the centenary of the railway, the coronation of queen elizabeth 2nd, the australian red cross, the usa memorial,, the first western australian stamp, the australian national antarctic research expeditions, broken hill, south australia, tradition of nursing, and 3 stmps with the price of the stamp in the middlein this collection of pages 224 of the stamps are already stuck on the pagesmany of the stamps have been unusedthe pages are a little faded but are in very good conditionoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection 224 stamps on 60 pages from an incomplete stamp collectors book
29 €
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?sarah may is an intimate observer of society (aka curtain-twitcher of the highest order) and her novel is an hilariously dark-hearted soap opera of our everyday livesin a society that always strives to be more organic, less carbon-polluting, more virtuous than any other, 'the rise and fall of the domestic diva' is a breath of fresh air (imported from the mountains of nepal and filtered organically for purity, of courseon prendergast road, deep in nappy valley, among olive trees in terracotta, lower fuel emissions, lithuanian prostitutes, teenage drug dealers, stalkers and soaring house prices, five desperate women waita snip at only £6how far will these women go to get that place?follow kate hunter into the depths of her impeccably honed life, as she struggles to maintain the façade of perfectionwhen exactly did life become a life class? is happiness overrated? is it just possible that beneath the flawless sheen of her friends' and neighbours' amazingly trouble-free lives, beneath the freshly-ironed shirts and home-grown veg, lie the same half-truths, the same uncertainties and the same desperation to keep up with the jonesessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries the queen of the black-hearted soap opera is back!welcome to the upwardly mobile prendergast roadthe progeny of the ivf generation is ready to start school and only one of them is destined to get a place in nappy valley's most oversubscribed cradle of learning
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Elgar subtitled this overturn 'in london tower'oxfam books & music romsey operating london was never completed by btfnow we have assembled from rushes salvaged some years ago an impression of london at the timesome footage turned up in all that mighty heart, overhaul (yb30 the london bus) and under nights streets (yb39 fifties underground)forty eight years later the dutch conductor eduard van beinum recorded this performance with the london philharmonic orchestra in london's kingsway hallchildrens' coronation: children from all over london rise early to travel to the victora embankment to view the coronation procession on tuesday 2nd junecasing and disk are in good conditionelgar in a letter to his publisher described it as "cheerful and londony - 'stout-and-steaky' "see oxfam website for delivery information read moreaudio extra - cockaigne overture (elgar): part of this performance is used in 'operating london'elgar conducted the first performance in juneafter shooting some feet of film in it was shelvedthe film can be viewed with subtitles detailing locations of shots
11 €
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Folio society the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire i have the full 8book collection here for sale all in very good condition presented in two 4 book hard protective covers the price is £115 if you require delivery this is at an additional cost to you collection is also welcome
115 €
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This beautiful 1oz silver coin is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the royal astronomical society of canadait has a fantastic design and is proof qualityour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelimited mintage of pieces worldwideare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit will be sent in an elegant presentation case with the certificate of authenticitythe coin features an exceptional space scene with a real fragment of meteoritecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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