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David walliams the boy in the dress 250 piece jigsawhere we have is the world of david walliams
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In china's emerging middle class, noted scholar cheng li and a team of experts focus on the sociopolitical ramifications of the birth and growth of the chinese middle class over the past two decadeswhat is its educational and occupational makeup? are its members united by a common identity by a shared political vision and worldview? how does the chinese middle class compare with its counterparts in other countries? the contributors shed light on these and many other issues pertaining to the rapid rise of the middle class in the middle kingdomthe contributors, from diverse disciplines and different regions, examine the development and evolution of china's middle class from a variety of analytical perspectivesoxfam bookshop beverley the rapid emergence and explosive growth of china's middle class have enormous consequences for that nation's domestic future, for the global economy, and for the whole world book condition: minor shelf wear and minor denting to front wrapper see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themlawrence, winston churchill and charles de gaulle, a line in the sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when britain and france ruled the middle eastagainst the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries britain and france would rulethe creation of britain's 'mandates' of palestine, transjordan and iraq, and france's in lebanon and syria, made the two powers uneasy neighbours for the following thirty yearsin , after many years of intrigue and espionage, britain finally succeeded in ousting france from lebanon and syria, and hoped that, having done so, it would be able to cling on to palestinesir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgeterritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tthe deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontierusing newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revengeit explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the arabs and the jews, and ultimately led to war between the british and the french in and between the arabs and the jews in
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The present work contains nagarjuna's verses on the middle way accompanied by mabja jangchub tsöndrü's famed commentary, the ornament of reasonoxfam bookshop kingsbridge in the root of the middle way, nagarjuna presents a magical method of reasoning, inviting everyone who encounters these lucid and fearless contemplations to follow him on a journey to the heart of transcendent insightactive in the twelfth century, mabja was among the first tibetans to rely on the works of the indian master candrakirti, and his account of the middle way exercised a deep and lasting influence on the development of madhyamaka philosophy in all four schools of buddhism in tibetinspired by the buddha's teachings on profound emptiness in the prajnaparamita sutras, nagarjuna sets out to probe what appears to be the most fundamental facts of the world, challenging us to question even our most deeply ingrained ideas and what seem to be self-evident factsapart from some light creasing to the dust jacket at the top of the spine, very light spotting to the upper page edges and one small red spot on the lower page edges this book looks near new; a very attractive copy overallthe late khunu lama tenzin gyaltsen rinpoche, a renowned authority on the subject, often referred to this commentary as "the best there is" a visual outline of the commentary has been added that clearly shows the structure of each chapter and makes the arguments easier to followsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresharp, concise, and yet comprehensive, the ornament of reason has been cherished by generations of scholar-practitionersin a series of unassuming and penetrating investigations, he asks basic questions such as: "what does it mean for something to occur? what is meant by 'going' or by 'coming'? does the eye see? does fire burn fuel? what is an example of being right? what does it mean to be wrong? nagarjuna extends an invitation to open-minded and unprejudiced inquiry, and from his reader he asks for nothing more and nothing less than sincere and honest answersyet where are our answers? once we begin to follow nagarjuna's clear and direct steps, the gateway to the inconceivable emerges-perhaps unexpectedly
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middle east - collection various coins catype collection (153 different coins) large varied collection (all unique catalogue numbers) with 153 ! different coins from the middle east, including several "older" types and higher denominations, all coins assembled in coin slabs on 9 album sheetsyou are welcome to bid on my other items: https://veilingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinl/aanbod/hamaca read moreplease have a close look at the pictures to get a good impressioni charge only 1x shipping costs when you win multiple lots in the same auctionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewill be sent via registered mailcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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With a middle eastern inscription on bottomlikely made in the middle east between the late 19th and the very early 20th centuriesare 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 websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeoverall weight: 547 gramswithout hallmarkssilver tested with positive result: it’s made of solid silver and is not a silver plated itemrare unusual vase, likely an old censer, in solid silverin good overall condition; the main body shows some small dents, that cannot be photographedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletracked shipping with insurance
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Product line: middle eastern series mmminiature building authority, the middle eastern series mm arcade corner tower (mint/new)arcade corner tower mint/newmanufacturer: miniature building authority, the
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Oxfam bookshop brighton today the world is focusing unprecedented attention on asia and the middle east - rediscovering a cultural, political, and geographical landscape that has fascinated and frustrated westerners since the time of alexander the greatthe maps provide detailed visual keys to the fascinating history of asia and the middle east: altogether they illuminate a cast of historical figures ranging from great leaders (the queen of sheba, mohammed the prophet, king charles v) to legendary explorers (marco polo, columbus, magellan, sir francis drake, captjames cook) and influential cartographersmapping the silk road and beyond traces the history of the european age of exploration and its lasting effects on these regions through an extensive series of beautifully rendered and imaginative maps drawn by explorers, merchants, and colonial administrators of the timethese maps represent the finest examples in existence in museums, libraries, and archives around the world, chosen because they depict the most important milestones in the mapping of asiathe book focuses on both maritime exploration and overland discovery via the ancient silk road: a network of trading posts that encompassed china, tibet, pakistan, india, kurdistan, iraq, ethiopia, eritrea, and dozens of other places known in ancient times by fabled names, including abyssinia, malacca, macassar, siam, and cathaymapping the silk road and beyond depicts over eighty maps organized in clear chronology - from alexander the great's map of the world, first created in 323 bc and reproduced in a sixteenth-century atlas, to maps from the nineteenth century by french and dutch explorers that detail the growing interaction between europeans and eastern culturessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop kingsbridge in this third year of our continuing investigation of buddhist philosophy, we begin our study of madhyamaka, the middle way schoolin this book, the venerable khenpo rinpoches use shantarakshita's famous madhyamakalankara (the ornament of the middle way) and commentaries by longchenpa and mipham rinpoche to explore yogachara madhyamakathe practice of true reality madhyamaka is divided into ground, path and fruit, whereas word madhyamaka is divided into teachings and commentariesthe commentarial tradition is characterized by prasangika and svatantrika madhyamaka, and svatantrika itself includes the sautrantika and yogachara madhyamaka schoolsmadhyamaka is a direct teaching on the essential nature, free from all extremesit can be divided into two categories: true reality madhyamaka and word madhyamakatrue reality madhyamaka is the absolute, inexpressible nature the mother of all the victorious ones; word madhyamaka describes this absolute naturein excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis tradition is generally associated with the "three great masters of the east": jnanagarbha, shantarakshita, and kamalashilavolume 3 in the padma samye ling shedra series
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Lesch, middle east journal"allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international sceneoxfam bookshop knutsford from the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the middle east, encounters with the muslim world have helped americans define national identity and purposefocusing on america's encounter with the barbary states of north africa from to , robert allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of islam in the american mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of governmentwith increasing doubts about the institution of slaverybulliet, journal of interdisciplinary history"this book should be widely readeaton, eighteenth century studies see oxfam website for delivery information read more"a powerful ending that explains how the experience with the barbary states compelled many americans to look inwardallison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as america's tendency to demonize figures like iran's khumaini, libya's qaddafi, and iraq's saddam
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This book traces the journeys of these villages from the ranks of the peasantry into a middle class of their makingoxfam bookshop knutsford between and over one-third of the peasants of mount lebanon left their villages and travelled to the americassee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Arab and middle east countries, selection of various countries and various eras, also in blocks, with airmail and sheetlets, all in a large albumare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitake a good look at all the 104 photos, which are an integral part of the descriptionregistered shipping with tracking, weight: approxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Very old ribbed mortar made of bronze probably late middle ages but without proof this unique ribbed mortar is cup-shaped with an angular handleare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe antique mortar is 7 cm tall and the widest spot it measures 7 cm in diameterplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeweight: 492 g without pestle / muddler have fun biddingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff reprint of the book by patrick seale who was the observer middle east correspondent for many yearswith the middle est always in the news, this is still an important book in understanding the history of the area see the attached images for a good impression of this copyno marks or inscriptionsthis hardback is in as new condition in a similar condition unclipped dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Rappan athuk - the middle levels continues the adventure into the most famous and feared dungeon in all the landsdesigned for characters of 7th level and higher and published under the d20 system, rappan athuk - the middle levels will challenge even veteran adventurers with its nefarious evil
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A golden earring with 2 ruby diamonds on each piece, in the middle of the ruby’s there’s a small diamondhad the earrings valued and said they were authentic, also told the stones and diamonds were realthe back of the earrings reads dia 375
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I am selling this lovely white metal souvenir spoon with crown on the top and a blank in the middle read more
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18 guinea fowl, hatched the middle of august, males and females ready to go now, all very healthysome with white feathers others all grey £9 each read more
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Ports: 2 x usb, 1 x rj45, 1 x hdmi, 1 x optical, 1 x audio, 1 x power included: mag 250 box, remote, uk power adapter, mini wifi usbmag 250 micro hd iptv set top box, freetv, freesat, freeview, soarview,freetv full hd iptv, internet protocol tv freeview full hd iptv, resolution: up to p, cpu: sti, ram: 256mb, flash memory: 256mbmag 250 full hd iptv, mag250 micro iptv set top box use as iptv box that can be connected to your tv, the mag 250 can provides access to web services such as picasa, online cinemas & weather forecast, browse the web from your living room using the built-in web browser supports wired internet setups, supports wireless internet setups with the addition of a wireless usb dongle, the simple interface and good performance give a great user experience
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The ace 250 comes with the new proformance rhino 6the garrett ace 250 metal detector has full range notch discrimination, pinpoint mode, digital graphic target identification plus switch on & go technologythe ace 250 comes with an advanced lcd graphic screen showing graphic target id cursor with 12 element notch discrimination for much greater accuracy5” x 9” coil (read tough) easy push-button stem adjustment, padded hand grip and adjustable arm cup, simple search head connection to control box and simple battery access read morethere is a coin depth indicator, 8 sensitivity settings, 5 pre-set detecting modes for a simple user experience
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The ace 250 has a coil cover and headset all workinggarret ace 250 only purchased about 3 months ago in great condition and working perfectlygarrett small hand scoopthe garrett at pro has no working headset but i have the non working ones if you would like to try and repair themmay separate the bundlead id: delivery service consumer creditgarrett at pro in perfect working order some age related marks shown in picsopen to sensible offersgarrett edge digging tool used but great condition with holsterhave rechargeable batteries for both machine if wanted aswellstainless steel sand scoop in good condition
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Encounters in the middle east, and the transnational nature of anti-imperialist public sentiment during the cold war and beyondas noted by ian tyrrell and jay sexton, however, american "anti-imperialism was clearly selective, geographically, racially, and constitutionallyduring the mexican revolution, the anti-imperial dimensions of early u" empire's twin broadens our conception of anti-imperialist actors, ideas, and actions; it charts this story across the range of american history, from the revolution to our own era; and it opens up the transnational and global dimensions of american anti-imperialismby tracking the diverse manifestations of american anti-imperialism, this book highlights the different ways in which historians can approach it in their research and teachingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford across the course of american history, imperialism and anti-imperialism have been awkwardly paired as influences on the politics, culture, and diplomacy of the united statesthe contributors cover a wide range of subjects, including the discourse of anti-imperialism in the early republic and civil war, anti-imperialist actions in the uwith the revolution, and again in , the nation stood against the most powerful empire in the world and declared itself independentthe declaration of independence, after all, is an anti-imperial document, cataloguing the sins of the metropolitan government against the colonies
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The episodes are: 'incident at rojo canyon', 'incident of the challenge', 'incident at dragoon crossing', 'incident of the night visitor', 'incident of the slavemaster', 'incident on the road to yesterday', 'incident at superstition prairie', 'incident at poco tiempo', 'incident of the captive', 'incident of the buffalo soldier', 'incident of the broken word', 'incident at the top of the world', 'incident near the promised land', 'incident of the big blowout', 'incident of the fish out of water', 'incident on the road back', 'incident of the new start', 'incident of the running iron', 'incident near gloomy river', 'incident of the boomerang', 'incident of his brother's keeper', 'incident in the middle of nowhere', 'incident of the phantom bugler', 'incident of the lost idol', 'incident of the running man', 'incident of the painted lady', 'incident before black pass', 'incident of the blackstorms', 'incident of the night on the town' and 'incident of the wager on payday'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wanstead discs condition- good to very good: most have few to no marks or scratches, but several light scratches on discs 3 and 6 all 32 episodes from the third series of the western adventure starring clint eastwood as cowhand rowdy yates
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In 'gaza', donna moss, percy fitzwallace, andrea wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the middle east on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown upin 'an khe', the seals are sent in on a perilous mission to rescue a navy plane shot down in north korean watersin 'eppur si muove', when a conservative republican congresswoman targets ellie's research project in an effort to discredit jed, toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to homein 'the benign prerogative', in the days leading up to the state of the union address, toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nationhas an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering jed and leo in a tell-all biographyin 'jefferson lives', when he realises that his first choice for vice president faces an uphill fight for nomination, jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited aboutin '7a wf ', the search for zoey continues and walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her deatharound for a not-so-typical day in the white housein 'the dogs of war', bombs drop on qumar upon walken's orders and as the hours pass without any word on zoey's whereaboutsin 'access', a documentary camera crew follows cin 'shutdown', jed's decision not to be held hostage by haffley shuts down the federal governmentin 'separation of powers', as chief justice ashland's health problems continue to mount, joe quincy, ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retirein 'the warfare of genghis khan', an unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the indian oceanin 'the stormy present', president bartlet attends the funeral of a former president with other former presidents glenallen walken and din 'the supremes', jed and the staff vet potential supreme court appointeesoxfam shop hebden bridge the complete fifth series of the popular american political drama seriesin 'constituency of one', will bailey receives an offer to become vice president russell's top aidefinally in 'memorial day', jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as israeli and palestinian forces face off against each otherin 'talking points', josh is anguished when he realizes that his successful trade negotiation skills managed to create the opportunity for a computer company to move jobs to indiain 'han', josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmationin 'slow news day', toby gets jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save social security, but is hampered by jed's mandate to keep the operation under wrapssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'no exit', an airborne contamination alert locks down the west wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is soundedwire newman, while monitoring a possible situation in saudi arabiain 'full disclosure', cin 'abu el banat', the bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner and jed must deal with a hostage situation in sudan, an assisted suicide in oregon, his son-in-law's yearn to run for the house of representatives, and his grandson's desire to spend time with his grandpain 'disaster relief', the fallout on the hill from carrick's switch to the republican party exiles josh deep into a white house doghouse
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In 'gaza', donna moss, percy fitzwallace, andrea wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the middle east on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown upin 'an khe', the seals are sent in on a perilous mission to rescue a navy plane shot down in north korean watersin 'eppur si muove', when a conservative republican congresswoman targets ellie's research project in an effort to discredit jed, toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to homein 'the benign prerogative', in the days leading up to the state of the union address, toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nationin 'jefferson lives', when he realises that his first choice for vice president faces an uphill fight for nomination, jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited abouthas an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering jed and leo in a tell-all biographyin '7a wf ', the search for zoey continues and walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her deatharound for a not-so-typical day in the white housein 'the dogs of war', bombs drop on qumar upon walken's orders and as the hours pass without any word on zoey's whereaboutsin 'access', a documentary camera crew follows cin 'shutdown', jed's decision not to be held hostage by haffley shuts down the federal governmentin 'separation of powers', as chief justice ashland's health problems continue to mount, joe quincy, ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retirein 'the warfare of genghis khan', an unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the indian oceanin 'the stormy present', president bartlet attends the funeral of a former president with other former presidents glenallen walken and din 'the supremes', jed and the staff vet potential supreme court appointeesin 'constituency of one', will bailey receives an offer to become vice president russell's top aidefinally in 'memorial day', jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as israeli and palestinian forces face off against each otherin 'talking points', josh is anguished when he realizes that his successful trade negotiation skills managed to create the opportunity for a computer company to move jobs to indiain 'han', josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmationoxfam shop kendal case good cd's very good the complete fifth series of the popular american political drama seriesin 'slow news day', toby gets jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save social security, but is hampered by jed's mandate to keep the operation under wrapsin 'no exit', an airborne contamination alert locks down the west wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is soundedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewire newman, while monitoring a possible situation in saudi arabiain 'full disclosure', cin 'abu el banat', the bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner and jed must deal with a hostage situation in sudan, an assisted suicide in oregon, his son-in-law's yearn to run for the house of representatives, and his grandson's desire to spend time with his grandpain 'disaster relief', the fallout on the hill from carrick's switch to the republican party exiles josh deep into a white house doghouse
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New states emerged from the great european land empires, while germany's african and pacific colonies, and the ottoman provinces in the middle east fell into allied handsat the paris peace conference of , the allies agreed reluctantly to govern their new conquests according to international and humanitarian norms and under 'mandate' from the league of nationsdrawing on research in four continents and dozens of archives, and bringing to life a global network of nationalists, humanitarians, international bureaucrats, and imperial statesmen, the guardians offers an entirely new interpretation of the importance of international organizations in the emergence of the modern world orderoxfam bookshop bath a paperback in very good conditionthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadminor signs of shelf wearcolonial nationalists and humanitarians exploited new rights of petition or opportunities for publicity to expose abuses or scandals; germans resentful of the loss of their colonies and italians eager to found a new empire arrived in geneva to demand a repartition of the spoilsas imperial politicians wearied of continual scandals and crises - revolts in south west africa, syria, samoa, and palestine; famine in rwanda; labour abuses in new guinea; extortionate oil contracts in iraq - they began to question whether independent states might be easier to deal with than territories subject to international scrutinysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebritain, france, belgium, japan, and the british dominions wanted to keep the new states, but woodrow wilson and the millions converted to the ideal of self-determination thought otherwiseas the guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequencesthe allies sought to use the league to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves createdthe first world war threw the imperial order into crisis
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Overall the stamps in this collection are in good conditionsome of the stamps are a little fadedthe transport shown on the stamps in this collection are the sampan, the aeroplane, the electric locomotive train, the zarook a type of sailing boat, the helicopter, the american motors car, the galleon a type of ship, the racing car, the alfa romeo car, the ship the chusan bfi liner, the lombok sloop which is a type of sailing boat, the jiangu trader a type of ship, the taxi, the linrickshaw, the rocket, the caravel which is a type of ship, the clipper which is a type of ship, the fujan junk which is a type of ship, the golekkan which is a type of ship, the eagle x-ts which is a type of plane, a fishing port with boats in vietnam, a sailing boat, a transport boat, a coaster which is a type of ship, an oil tanker, a vintage car, a fighter plane, and a mcdern steamshipthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued ina couple of the stamps in this collection have been unusedthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 54 stampsthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and sthere is a stamp in this collection celebrating the official opening of changi airport in singaporesome of the used stamps in this collection have a little of the backing of the envelope they were attached to still on the backthe rest of the stamps in this collection specifically show transportthe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are india, singapore, bahrain, manama, ajman state, mongolia, indochine, indonesia, malaysia, and vietnamsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere ia stamp in this collection celebrating the langkawi aero space exposome of the stamps have a very clearly shown printed postmark on themand a mail train
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In doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itselfunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesbanias' story starts in canaanite timesjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable citywilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near east" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationwith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firm
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A scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this worksome pencil writing on front free endpaperthe expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coverssecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pages5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ workscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditionrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingspublished by john murray, londondiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsplates are brightoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition wear at extremitiesapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countrytitles in gilt to spinerubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spinesome rubbing to front inner hingeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinternally; is almost goodbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4item description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionpages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxing
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An eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, ford prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at lord's, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the vogonsnot bad for a man in his dressing gownthe galaxy may offer a mind-boggling variety of ways to be blown up and/or insulted, but it's very hard to get a cup of teaand, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find itoxfam shop colne road collected together in the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy: the trilogy of four are the first four titles in douglas adams' wildly popular comedy science fiction seriesescaping the end of the world for a second time, arthur, ford, and their old friend slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robotsso long, and thanks for all the fishthere is a knack to flyingfenchurch once realized how the world could be made a good and happy placeunfortunately, she's forgottensadly, however, the weekend has only just begunit's not an easy thing to do, and arthur dent thinks he's the only human who's been able to master this nifty little trick - until he meets fenchurch, the woman of his dreamshowever, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly dothe knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and missconvinced that the secret lies within god's final message to his creation, they go in search of itthe hitchhiker's guide to the galaxyone thursday lunchtime the earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypasssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor arthur dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be rather a lot to cope withthe restaurant at the end of the universewhen all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains - 'where shall we have dinner?' the restaurant at the end of the universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry aboutlife, the universe and everythingfollowing a number of stunning catastrophes, arthur dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric earth
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