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Ex-lib: earl of ilchester is a title in the peerage of great britaingilded board edges, red block edges, embossed decoration around board extremities ex-lib sticker to front pastedown; the earl of ilchesterplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedescription: full, speckled, calf leather bound bookare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableflebilis heu mestos cogor inire modosgilded stripes to spine, oblong embossed title on red leather to spineit was created in for stephen fox, 1st baron ilchester, who had previously represented shaftesbury in parliamentsmall hole to bottom of both hinges (5-8mm), not affecting integrity, otherwise very good bindingpp description: rare book only found twice in oclc (universities of oxford and california)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe had already been created baron ilchester, of ilchester in the county of somerset in , and baron ilchester and stavordale, of redlynch, in the county of somerset, insome rubbing marks to bookthe life of boetius, recommended to the author of the life of julian
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The earl of woolton 452 pages in very good conditionweighs approx 800 g unpacked read morecassell and co some slight rubbing on spine ends and corners as showna very interesting and knowledgeable readthe memoirs of the rt
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield the full title of this catalogue for a sale at christie's in is important pictures and drawings the property of the rt hon almina countess of carnarvon also important early english portraits the property of the rt hon the earl of carnarvonthe book includes a listing of the items for sale plus a number of black and white photographsthe binding is a little loose but holding togethersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe hardback cover is worn and split along the spinethere is a little spotting but otherwise the pages are in good clean condition for the age of the bookhowever, it is held together with staples which have rusted and stained the endpapersthe sale was held at what was then messrs christie, manson and woods premises in london sw1 a previous owner's name is written inside the front
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The earl of burnstead (roland young), a proud upper class englishman, loses his butler, marmaduke ruggles (laughton), in a reckless bet during a poker gameoxfam bookshop cheltenham classic comedy starring charles laughton as an english servant who undergoes a transformation after taking on a new post in americathe bewildered ruggles suddenly finds himself in the employment of brash american egbert floud (charles ruggles) and transferred from his homeland to red gap in washingtonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are bound to be cultural lessons learned on both sides as ruggles, very much a product of traditional england, attempts to get to grips with the american way of life
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For four piganiol de la force decades was the tutor of the earl of toulouse and as a young man he wrote a series of memoires des intendants pour linstruction du duc de bourgogne ()please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea tour guide with large geographic maps65 de paris à brest par toursa good copy of the first illustrated edition of the most famous 18th-century (ante litteram) baedeker showing the main french routes, departing from paris72 de paris autre par le mans & angerswith detailed itineraries and folding maps, useful to both the french and to foreigners) continuous pagination, volume ), volume large folding maps in good condition) crisp interior, a little browningouvrage également utile aux françois aux etrangers [par piganiol de la force] piganiol de la force, jean-aymar () paris chez la veuve de florentin delauns, à l'empereur alcune mete illustrate e corredate di carte geografiche: voyage de paris à saint-jean de luz102 de paris autre par alençon & par rennes125 de paris à saint-malohe spent his youth in the chateau de la force of his mother's family in saint-simon, cantal, on the small jordanne river, near aurillac, where he studiedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store149 de paris autre par le nivernois & le bourbonnois168 de paris à clermont en auvergnejean-aymar piganiol de la force (aurillac, - paris, ), son of pierre and marguerite parisot, dame de la force, was a french humanist, best known for descriptive geographical works, for which he traveled extensively in francecomplete in two volumescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available146 de paris à toulon & à marseille par la bourgogne & le dauphinéspine with 5 raised bands, fleurons and gold titlesavec un itinéraire et des cartes faites exprès qui marquent exactement les routes qu'il faut suivre pour voyager dans toutes les provinces de ce royaumefull title: nouveau voyage de france), (7 large folding maps in good condition) volume ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifull spotted leather binding, some signs of rubbinghe held a post as a royal historian, as shown by his description de la france292 de paris à aurillac1 de paris à la rochelle et à rocheforta less fresh copy on abebooks: 340 gbp volume 1: (xx-312 pp
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Artist: earl klughtitle: the best of earl klughtitle: the best of earl klughlist price (msrp)binding: audio cdproduct category: musiccondition: good
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This biography is written by his son, the second earl of birkenhead, frederick smithhe sat as the tory mp for liverpool walton between and , and was made baron birkenhead in , viscount birkenhead in the birthday honours, and earl of birkenhead inoxfam shop ulverston fhe emerges from this masterly biography as a massively compelling figuredustjacket is torn in several places see oxfam website for delivery information read more(frederick edwin) smith ( to ) was the most brilliant political personality of the edwardian era: 'the cleverest man in the kingdom', said beaverbrookthe youngest lord chancellor since judge jeffreys, he engaged in some of the most bitter political battles of the age: ulster, trade union reform, the house of lords
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"the iliad of homer" by homer and transl by edward earl of derby john murray, london - edition - complete in two volumes - 338p, 346p, 15cmx13cm - with frontispiece of dearby in vol 1 - condition: good, in full leather prize binding (schola recia norvicensis), minor rubbing to boards, front board vol 1 loose, frontisepiece present, bookplate present, completeplease 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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Proven breeding pair of toulouse geesealso have a breeding pair of toulouse dewlap hatch availablealso have two of there young
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Only £25 benjamin disraeli, earl of beaconsfield & his times- read more5 volumes - many printsin reasonable condition commensurate with age & use with some foxing
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Beautiful pair of toulouse bedsides, with 2 drawers in each5" collection only castleford sorry no holding sorry no offers thanks read morehand painted in a mid grey, then given a white dry brush before sealing all over, to give a french shabby chic feel all ready to go to its new home!!height 30" width 15" depth 13
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Pair of toulouse geese for salewill need secure fox proof housefromdewlapstockcan be seen with parents free range
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'the pretender' finds robin wondering whether the young man he has just rescued from the earl of gloucester's soldiers is in fact prince arthur of brittany, pretender to the throne of england'the sheriff of nottingham' finds the sheriff's position filled by philip mark (lewis collins), the infamous butcher of lincoln, who immediately sets about capturing robin and his menthe outlaws take him to the village of cromm cruac, unaware that the evil gulner (richard o'brien) is not far awayepisodes 7 to 13 from the third series of the popular tv show based on the legendary outlaw'the betrayal' sees the king arriving in nottingham to collect his taxes personallyin 'herne's son (parts 1 and 2)' the merry men have disbanded following the death of the original robin of loxley; however, when he learns that marion has been abducted by lord owen of clun, young robert of huntingdon (jason connery) dons the late robin's trademark hood and, with the encouragement of herne the hunter, sets about regrouping robin's bandoxfam bookshop skipton 2 discs episodes 1 to 6 from the third series of the popular tv show based on the legendary outlawfinally, in 'the cross of st ciricus', robert discovers a hidden connection between himself and the victim of a recent robbery'adam bell' has the sheriff bargain with the captured much's life when his own nephew, martin, is kidnapped by ageing outlaw adam bell'the power of albion' sees robert call upon marion's medical skills when he is wounded during a raid'the inheritance' has young isadora ask robert for his help when she and her father agrivaine, guardians of a priceless treasure, fall prey to a pair of pillagerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'cromm cruac' much falls seriously ill after being caught in a forester's trap'the time of the wolf (parts 1 and 2)' has robin attempt to help the villagers when king john orders them to surrender all their food to the army he is raising against the welshwith him he brings roger de carnac, who hatches a plan to catch robin (jason connery) once and for all'rutterkin' sees little john's planned elopement with meg of wickham frustrated by the mad pig lady
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The conviction of james earl ray for his murder has never looked even remotely safe, and when william pepper began to investigate the case it was the start of a twenty-five year campaign for justiceat a civil trial in , supported by the king family, seventy witnesses under oath set out the details of the conspiracy pepper had unearthed: the jury took just one hour to find that ray was not responsible for the assassination, that a wide-ranging conspiracy existed, and that government agents were involvedoxfam books & music aberdeen martin luther king jr was the most powerful and eloquent champion of the poor and oppressed in us history, and at the height of his fame in the mid-sixties seemed to offer the real possibility of a new and radical beginning for liberal politics in the usaan act of state lays out the extraordinary facts of the king story of the huge groundswell of optimism engendered by his charismatic radicalism, of how plans for his execution were laid at the very heart of government and the military, of the disinformation and media cover-ups that followed every attempt to search out the truthas shocking as it is tragic, an act of state remains the most compelling and authoritative account of how king's challenge to the us establishment led inexorably to his murderpublished in first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morein , he was assassinated; the movement for social and economic change has never recovered
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From her precarious early days on the throne of england, where elizabeth has to negotiate a dangerous political climate, to her later relationship with the earl of essex (robin ellis) and her dealings with mary queen of scots (vivian pickles) and the spanish armada, the series covers the long and tumultuous period of elizabethan rulealso starring ronald hines and robert hardysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal the complete classic bbc drama miniseries about the life and reign of elizabeth i, played by glenda jacksonepisodes are: 'the lion's cub'; 'the marriage game'; 'shadow in the sun'; 'horrible conspiracies'; 'enterprise of england'; and 'sweet england's pride'
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Eventually, in elizabeth's reign, both sides resorted to the use of force on a large scale in a series of bloody wars and rebellions that were to culminate in the earl of tyrone'sthe reformation in england further distanced the irish, as the majority of irishmen adhered stubbornly to their catholicism
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Although conducting an affair with robert dudley, the earl of leicester (joseph fiennes), elizabeth is urged by her advisors to wed and produce an heiroxfam bookshop ipswich double bill of films starring cate blanchett as queen elizabeth iin 'elizabeth:the golden age' (), blanchett reprises her role as the 'virgin queen'while her trusty servant sir francis walsingham (geoffrey rush) works tirelessly to protect her from numerous plots, elizabeth discovers she has a potential weakness in her fondness for sir walter raleigh (clive owen)this time round elizabeth has to contend with the rising power of spain, as philip ii (jordi molla) readies an armada for invasion, intent on returning england to catholic influencein 'elizabeth' (), it's and england is ruled by the fervently catholic queen mary (kathy burke), whose persecution of protestants even extends to her own half-sister, elizabeth (blanchett)see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen mary dies, elizabeth succeeds to the throne, but finds her country under threat from the scots, french and spanishmeanwhile, plots against her are being hatched by the catholic bishops, and elizabeth soon becomes the target of an assassination attempt
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Oxfam shop gloucester the new pocket knobbe's opera book edited by the earl of harewood and michael shmith name of former owner written on fly leaf, otherwise excellent condition with dust cover see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Vancouver, 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 canadavery small tear to spine on volume iithe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsit covers the coast of north americathe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthe 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 hawaiithe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedall 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 soundthey 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 manythe 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 coastappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe voyage to australia and tahitiall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverit 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 indicatedoxfam 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 discovery
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In 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayfrodo 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 overmeanwhile 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 fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthgandalf 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 responsibilitiesoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jonce 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 gandalfthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomwhilst 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-dûrtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen 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 handsthey 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 doomgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondortogether 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 mordor
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Characteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetomas picton by britains, referenceregiment of the line, by king and countrycuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countryit consists of 11 figuresreferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7thit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresreferences na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series “vive l´empereur”)the royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)references andit also includes srthe scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”they are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall of them have been sold out and retiredeach king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguethe king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryna112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablereferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)british coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontit consists of close to 32 figuresit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)these figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)it includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)it consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargereferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)french artillery, by king and countryit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series “scotland the brave”)coldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series “on campaign”)garde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtryreferences na111the 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series “scum of the earth”)the french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rd
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidtwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 pp’ registered shippingcondition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the margin) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experienced‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalisthe wrote extensively about morocco (our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementary(total of 2 books) read moresee pictures of the table of contents
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printpart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentstwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in parisour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itthis edition is from
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The yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3should it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by at video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridge70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3it was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowers
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It has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little forcewhat’s more, the smartbunker allows each horse’s feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationthe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedsthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialfurthermore, feed can be weighed out, which reduces waste and also allows monitoring of overfeeding or underfeeding, and before refilling the smartbunker can be fully washed down, allowed to dry, and then refilled to keep feed fresh and cleansome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usageit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horse’s stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchasedthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidssmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsworking together, it’s a win-win situation for everyone involved(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlyits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionhowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected material
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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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableiron maiden ?– the number of the beast label: parlophone ?– series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered – format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cdour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeiron maiden ?– the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?– format: 2 × cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dell’unita d’italia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mail
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Ó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevaramorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americansimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first century
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Karim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big citybut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the eastoxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed of
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